Joey Cheek
Joey Cheek
William Joseph "Joey" Cheekis an American former speed skater and inline speed skater. He was specialized in the short and middle distances. Present day he is a media entrepreneur...
best showing team
Our team is the best it's ever been and I think we are showing that.
large maybe rather walk
I thought maybe I could walk a little in his rather large shoes.
stuff teams
Some of the stuff teams do is interpreted differently by different people.
bite feeds hand
I think, first, it's important not to bite the hand that feeds you.
best days great olympic races
I think it was a great two races, probably the best two races I've ever skated. You always want to have those days at the Olympic Games, and I did.
chance grateful impression leave
When I think of the 2002 Olympics, I don't know if I was really as appreciative as I am now. The only impression I want to leave here is just how grateful I am to get this chance again.
dream great hit remember
You always dream it would come together, and it has. I don't even know if it has hit me yet, but it's a great experience, something I'll remember forever.
form
Yeah, they said it was a form of blood-doping.
field incredible
It's going to be an incredible field to go up against. All of us our going to have to be at our best.
fast
It should be amazing. There's so many fast guys.
beautiful days handful skaters
It was just beautiful out there. There's just a handful of skaters out there. That's why we skate -- for days like this.
believe giving gold sum total winning
I'm going to be donating the total sum that the USOC is giving me for winning a gold medal, which I believe is about $25,000.
empowering
I wanted to make it meaningful. It's empowering to think of someone else.
ball colorado golf hitting
It's like hitting a golf ball in Colorado and a golf ball in Florida. There's no comparison.