Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davisis an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States...
ProfessionSpeed Skater
Date of Birth13 August 1982
CityChicago, IL
fight roll
It's not like we're going to fight each other and roll around in the snow. We're adults.
decided opera scholars-and-scholarship soap
It started to become a soap opera in there, so I decided to leave.
achieve believe hard hard-work kids mind paid sacrifice work
It showed that all the hard work and all the sacrifice paid off. Kids in general, if you put your mind to it and you believe it, you can achieve it.
challenge chase dreams happy knew took trying
It's tough, but I knew what I was getting myself into before I took the challenge. I'm happy that I didn't back down from the challenge of trying to chase my dreams and goals.
bigger days medal skate
To me, this is bigger than the Olympics. This medal is prestigious. Not only do you have to skate 500 meters, but you have to skate 10,000, you have to skate a 1,500 and a 5,000 and you only have two days to do it.
allow best pressure success
We're a very competitive country. We want the best of the best. But as an athlete, you can't allow that to put pressure on you. You just have to be your own person and do what you can to find success for you.
changes full happen knows open prepare venue
They have no idea how to prepare the ice. It changes every day and no one knows what will happen once the venue is full of spectators. It's the same for everyone though, so it's an open game.
four somebody telling
This is where you do it. This is once every four years. and there's no telling if you'll ever have the opportunity, because there's always going to be somebody else coming. So, I did what I had to do.
home people priority tension
This is awesome. After all the controversy and tension at the Olympics, I wanted to show people at home that my priority is skating.
last man standing
Last man standing -- that's what it is.
handle respect
I respect her and, honestly, if she wasn't the way she was, I wouldn't be able to handle some of the things that I go through with the sport.
almost attack fast gave heart joey saw
Joey almost gave me a heart attack when I saw how fast he was going.
beautiful best proud race skated today
He skated a beautiful race. He was the best today ... I am very proud of him, he's a champion.
among certain common creates interest people trying whatever
If what I do creates a common interest among certain people to try something different, great. Whatever comes from what I do is a bonus. But I'm just trying to win. People will make their own choices, anyway.