Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davisis an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States...
ProfessionSpeed Skater
Date of Birth13 August 1982
CityChicago, IL
boxing celebrity gotta high nice retired until
If someone wanted to put on a celebrity boxing match, I think I could take him. I know he's from Texas, so he's gotta be tough, but I used to have a pretty nice jab until I retired it in high school.
bad blown human none open perfect proportion shows whatever
Whatever happens, happens. I'm open to anything. It's just too bad that things got blown out of proportion the way they did. It shows that we're not perfect as human beings. None of us are perfect.
happy improvement record rink
Because it's an improvement. As long as I'm improving, I'm pretty happy if it's a world record or a rink record.
consider defeat skating
I really don't consider this a defeat because I am skating better and better every race.
closing emotional events job stay trying
I'm trying not to get too emotional because I have more events. I'll be emotional in the closing ceremony, but I've got a job to do. I've got to stay focused.
beat trying
I'm not trying to beat Chad. I'm trying to beat everyone.
chad fighting fights-and-fighting good honest nice shook teammate won
I'll be honest with you. Sure, Chad and I are fighting for the same thing. But it would have been kind of nice after I won the 1,000 if he would have been a good teammate and shook my hand.
deep good rough tough
Things have been really tough for me. . . . It's been a really, really rough road. But I always knew, deep down inside, that I was a good skater.
business floor mind minds top
He's on the top floor and I'm on the first floor. I mind my business and he minds his business and whatever's whatever.
expect less position thousands
I didn't expect anything less from Chad. He is very experienced and he has been in this position thousands and thousands of times.
great hope
Chad's awesome. I hope he does great in all his races.
guess guys meant tried
I guess it was not meant for me to do it. I tried my best. My hat's off to the guys who made the team.
ask best chad focused opportunity people pursuit race run team win
I'm not a team player. The team pursuit was the race before the 1000 meters, so it's silly. People do what's best for them. I had the opportunity to win the 1,000 meters and I was focused on that. You have to ask Chad Hedrick if he would have run the team pursuit if it was the day before the 5,000 meters.
fierce knew meant tried
I knew what I was getting myself into before I started this. I knew it was going to be fierce competition. If it's meant to be, I'll make the team. If not, I tried my best.