Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davisis an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States...
ProfessionSpeed Skater
Date of Birth13 August 1982
CityChicago, IL
life meant trained tried
I've trained all my life for this. If it's meant to be, I'll make the team. If not, I'll know I tried my best.
best difficult opportunity pursuit skating training year
I've been training all year for the 1,000 meters. I want to give myself the best opportunity in the 1,000. Skating the pursuit would take away from that. It's not a difficult decision.
fair olympic skaters
We've got skaters who are just here for the pursuit. It wouldn't be fair to them to take away their Olympic dreams.
beat besides chad focused lots medals others trying win
I was not focused on trying to beat Chad. Chad is one person in the field. There are lots of others out there trying to win medals besides me and Chad.
everywhere michael
Michael Jordan's sport is done everywhere in the world.
rooting
I'm still rooting for him. He is an American.
finish hold needed race together
I couldn't hold it together mentally. I couldn't finish the race the way I needed to physically.
great hard medal olympic reward sleep work
I always wanted to be on the Olympic medal dias. It's a great feeling. It's a reward for all the hard work I have done, I don't think I will have any sleep tonight.
advantage last opportunity pair upset
I am upset because I didn't take advantage of the opportunity of being in the last pair and being able to really go for it.
hand shakes typical
Shakes my hand when I lose. Typical Chad.
bald channel discovery eagle loves people protect whatever
No one loves you more than your mother. It's like on the Discovery Channel where you see a bald eagle do everything it can to protect its young. People can say whatever they want, but it's a sticks-and-stones thing.
accomplish best chad dream individual respect
I have a lot of respect for Chad. I want to see Chad do well. We're competitive but it's not about being competitive with Chad right now. It's just going out there and doing the best that you can as an individual and being able to accomplish the dream that you set.
age chad expect feelings fighting hard normal respect
I have a lot of respect for Chad. For someone to come over (from in-line skating) and do what he's done for the sport is unfathomable. You wouldn't expect someone to be so versatile, especially at his age (28). I want to see Chad do well. But we're all fighting for the same thing. It's normal to have hard feelings sometimes.
fell
I did my best, but fell a little short. To me, that's more important than the handshake.