Apolo Ohno
Apolo Ohno
Apolo Anton Ohnois a retired American short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalistin the Winter Olympics...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth22 May 1982
CountryUnited States of America
morning new-york believe
Being a competitor, you always believe you can come back. I'll be up at 3 in the morning watching World Cup races in my hotel whether I'm in Asia on a business trip or in New York City and have to get up in 2 hours.
new-york kids talking
Besides film, I'd like to be the young Regis. That would be great. Going back and forth from L.A. to New York. Doing stuff on food. Doing stuff on kids. Just talking about issues that are relevant. Doing things on the Olympic Games.
countless great heard last miles millions people running six supporting york
I don't have great running technique, but I like to run. I've heard from countless people that the last six miles of the marathon is all mental. But what better city to have this in than New York City where there are millions of people there supporting you?
focus time
Competitions, our preparation, our time and our focus are much different than most people.
asian best bothered built certain directed energy grew growing korean later negative pedestal people realized resulting stand using
I was really bothered by it. I grew up around many Asian cultures, Korean one of them. A lot of my best friends were Korean growing up. I just didn't understand. Later on I realized that was built up by certain people and that was directed at me, negative energy from other things, not even resulting around the sport, but around politics, using me to stand on the pedestal as the anti-American sentiment.
definitely
I think I'm better all around as a skater. Physically, I think I'm definitely stronger. I'm lighter, I'm leaner, I know a lot more about my body.
line
I thought I got (Li) at the line anyway.
finish four olympics
To finish the Olympics like this with these four guys, there is nothing like it.
almost far forward lost speed
I got too far forward with my skates. I lost a lot of speed and almost went down.
gold good
Right now, he's a gold medalist at 1,500. And so am I. It'll make for a very good heat.
almost banquet definitely felt running
I felt horrible. I didn't even make it to the banquet after. I almost always go to the banquet. It was definitely running me down.
great life meant motions opportunity people
The last thing I want is for people to go through the motions in life. We're all meant to do different things, but there's a lot of opportunity for us to do some great things.
allowed appreciate experience slowly waltz
My small experience on 'Dancing with the Stars' allowed me to slowly appreciate the Waltz and Viennese Waltz, but to see it in Vienna is something much different.
finally point reach realize society true
I think so many times in our society we focus so much on just the end result; when we finally reach that point we realize that was never the true goal.