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I have two hands. I can hold two medals.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Hands
Medal
Two
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I declare the 22nd Olympic Winter Games open.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Games
Winter
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I'm a speed skater. That's who I am, in my heart.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Skater
Speed
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I did not want to be a Champion growing up, just a fast skater.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Champion
Growing Up
Want
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I’m already happy with who I am. My job is just to get on the podium.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Jobs
Who I Am
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Whenever I put myself out there on the line, skating against other people, I simply want to win.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Skating
Whenever
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Being born and raised in Chicago made me tough. It made me strong. I feel like I can deal with anything. I truly believe that in my heart.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Born
Chicago
Heart
Made
Raised
Strong
Tough
Heart Believe Me
Believe Me Feel
Believe Heart Me
Deal
Truly
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Things haven't changed since I was a young kid. I just wanted to be the fastest guy I could be, and I am still chasing that dream to this day.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Dream
Changed
Guy
Wanted
Young
Since
Could
Fastest
Young Kid
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I developed a sense of maturity when it comes to being dependent upon other people. I don't feel anyone really truly wants me to win more than I do.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Dependent
Maturity
Me People Win
Anyone
Developed
Sense
Truly
Wants
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As soon as I was introduced to ice speed skating, I was instantly hooked. I never thought about pursuing skating professionally; I just enjoyed doing it.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Enjoyed
Hooked
Ice
Skating
Speed
Instantly
Introduced
Professionally
Pursuing
Soon
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No other teammates can help you when you're on the ice by yourself against the clock. So I decided that if I'm going to race on my own, I'm going to train on my own.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Clock
Decided
Ice
Race
Teammates
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I never dreamed of being a flagbearer. Every athlete has a wish to get to the Olympic Games. I had that wish, but to carry the flag of your country is doubly thrilling.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Athlete
Country
Games
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Some of the best things in my life have happened to me because I listened to my mother. And some of the worst things in my life have happened to me because I listened to my mother.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Life Best Me
Listened
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The real preparation for races is done in the off-season. I put in the hard work during the summer and fall, and I'm always working on technique so that when the actual races come around I'm ready to go.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Done
Fall
Hard
Hard Work
Off Season
Preparation
Ready
Real
Summer
Technique
Work Hard Work Always
Come
Work Hard Work Done
Actual
Around
Working
Put
Races
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I usually just write down what I'm doing and how I felt. How I felt if I'm skating fast, compared to if I'm skating slow or if I'm tired. I can always go back and look as a reference and see what I was doing. It's pretty much my life on ice.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Ice
Tired
Life Look My Life
Compared
Slow
Reference
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I started skating at age 2 on roller skates on the South Side of Chicago, where I grew up. By age 4, roller-skating was something I really enjoyed. Everyone around me wanted to do the 'roll bounce' thing, but I was pretty much only interested in going fast.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Bounce
Chicago
Enjoyed
Grew
Skates
Interested
Side
Fast
Roller
South Side
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Mentally, my key is just focusing on the little things I need to do in a race, whether that's tempo, turn entry, start speed, things like that. I'm not thinking about that much before or during a race. I just trust in my ability and all the hard work I put in and let the race come to me.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Entry
Hard Work
Little Things
Speed
Tempo
Mentally
Trust Work Hard Work
Focusing
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I can be really fast, but other people are in the race. So you've got to be able to maneuver around those guys, and you have to be a little more versatile out there on the ice. I bring my fitness that I gained from the long track over to here. Hopefully, I'll be able to put it to good use.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Ice
Long
Race
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I don't want to be a celebrity athlete. When you are, there's this pressure on you. It's like you have this halo over your head and have to walk on eggshells. That's not for me. All that glamour builds up a false sense of ego. It's not needed. I'm already happy with who I am. My job is just to get on the podium.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Jobs
Athlete
Who I Am
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To me, personally, it doesn't matter what color I am. Black or white, Asian or Hispanic, it doesn't matter to me as long as the message I'm portraying to people that watch me on TV is positive and it shows that they can do things that are different besides catching a football, hitting a baseball or shooting a basketball. I'm just showing them that stepping outside the bubble is OK and they can be successful at it.
Shani Davis / Speed Skater
Baseball
Basketball
Football
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