Chris Witty
Chris Witty
Christine Diane "Chris" Wittyis an American speed skater and racing cyclist and participated in the Olympic Games in both sports...
bit everybody move skating
Everybody is skating well. I had to move my butt a little bit to make it.
adrenaline painful realize
It's kind of an adrenaline rush. They go through it and realize that it's not very painful and it's very rewarding.
express freedom leave piece wherever work
Tattooing isn't about money. It's about freedom, really. Freedom to work for yourself; express yourself. I leave a piece of myself wherever I go.
amazing bigger honor imagine lead opening team thrilled
It's an amazing team to be part of, but to lead them into the opening ceremonies, I'm thrilled and I can't imagine a bigger honor than this.
amazing incredible legend
It was incredible to see Pavarotti. He's such a legend with such an amazing voice.
few follow ghosts met
There are ghosts that will follow you your whole life. I think I've met a few of those ghosts head-on.
bonded crowd great home
We don't have the home crowd this time. But we have a great team, a bonded team.
days definitely last olympic
There were definitely days when I was concerned. At the last Olympic trials, I was a half-second faster.
held regardless together
Once you're a medalist, you always want to be a medalist. Regardless of how you're feeling, you want to put it altogether. I think I held together pretty well. But physically, it just wasn't there.
expected felt hope proud race regardless together
Once you're a medalist, you always hope to be a medalist, regardless of how I felt going in. I wanted to put it all together to see what I had. I just expected a race I could be proud of.
lead team
Just to be part of this team is an honor, but to lead them is amazing.
Going back to '94, it's more professional now, there's more support, we have more depth.
chad everybody months six thinks
Some of them don't make it. Everybody thinks you can be Chad Hedrick in six months or a year.
win
That's all I had. Once you win a medal, you always want to be medalist, and that's why it's disappointing.