Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davisis an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States...
ProfessionSpeed Skater
Date of Birth13 August 1982
CityChicago, IL
beat trying
I'm not trying to beat Chad. I'm trying to beat everyone.
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.
love patriotic white
I love my city. I love baseball. I love the White Sox. That's a lot of patriotic things.
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.
good hand nice shook teammate throwing won
I'm just throwing it out there. It would have been nice if after the 1,000-meter he could have been a good teammate and shook my hand, just like I shook his hand and hugged him after he won the 5,000.
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.
certain failing together
I'm pretty satisfied. But all together I'm kind of disappointed with it because technically I'm failing to do certain things.
people type understand
I'm one of a kind. I'm a different type of person. I have a different charisma. A lot of people don't understand me.
happy race trained
I'm just just happy about my race. More than anything, the things that I've trained for, I was right about.
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.
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.
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.
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.