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 races
Those were the two best races I've ever skated.
best gold help medal somebody thanks walk
For me to walk away with a gold medal is just amazing, and the best way I can say thanks is to try to help somebody else.
eyeballs gets good learn people positive watching
If it gets eyeballs watching the sport, if there are people who watch our sport and can take something positive from it to learn about the sport, then it's good for all of us that we get more coverage.
capitalize draws gets good hope people
If it draws more people into the sport and gets them interested, it's a good thing for us. I just hope we can capitalize on this, to get more young people in.
gets speed
He gets up to speed so fast. He's like mercury. He just rises.
gets lives tense train
We train our whole lives for this. It gets tense around here.
best felt helping
I always felt like if I did something big, I wanted to give something back. The best way is by helping someone else.
gold great people prouder winning
I don't know why more people don't do it. I feel so great right now, and so happy. I think, when I look back, I'm going to be prouder of this than I am of winning a gold medal.
great plotting prepared program stars
I have been kind of plotting this in my head. I wanted to be prepared if the stars aligned. They have got a great program and they have done a lot of good.
enormous felt pressure weight
I feel the same as I felt in the 500. I didn't feel an enormous pressure to perform, I didn't feel like the weight of expectations are on me.
honor imagined thrilled wonderful
I feel like I'm not really worthy. It's a wonderful honor, and I'm thrilled that it happened. I really never imagined it would.
deciding factor fault great guys
He would have been a great part of the team. If you look at the times those guys skated, he would have probably been a deciding factor there. (But) I don't fault him for it.
amount fruit talent
In a lot of ways, the low-hanging fruit has already been plucked. There's not the same amount of talent that there was in the '90s.
gold medal proud winning work
I'm much more proud of that work than winning a gold medal in the Olympics.