Clara Hughes
Clara Hughes
Clara Hughes, OC OM MSCis a Canadian cyclist and speed skater, who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the Summer Olympics in 1996 and four medalsover the course of three Winter Olympics. She is tied with Cindy Klassen as the Canadian with the most Olympic medals, with six medals total...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth27 August 1972
CountryCanada
letting-go sports strong
Sport that consumed me for over two decades . . . is now gone. Now it's just me. No pressure, no expectations, no need to be fast, good, strong or to even improve. Yet I can't let go of this idea that I always need to be more than I am. And it is eating me alive.
cyclists kind diesel
I am kind of like a diesel. It is the cyclist in me.
beautiful believe alive
I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's a really beautiful moment.
hockey ice goes-on
I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice.
sports years shocked
I've been in sport for 15 years now and I'm actually shocked at the changes. We had all these things, but we couldn't utilize them. They were not accessible to us. They're actually accessible right now.
ice steps skating
I love skating so much and I feel like every time I step out onto the ice, that's what I'm meant to do.
winning average training
I'm trying to let winning the world championships settle in right now before I begin training again shortly. During the skating season, we skate on average 20 kilometres a day. On top of that, we're riding a lot and lifting a lot of weights.
want limits ifs
I am nowhere near my limit. I just want to see if there are such things as limits. I want to go and find out.
All the physical comes from the mental.
struggle values
The struggle I went through has value.
baby tiny steps
The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.
inspiration eye people
I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone beyond what anybody ever thought I could do, what I thought I myself could do. And I've allowed myself to be inspired, kept my eyes open and my senses open to inspiration around me.
dream athlete can-do
If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything.
people bipolar helping
I had some experience in dealing with people who have mental illness and depression, but I didn't see the signs in myself. I couldn't ask for help because I didn't know I needed help.