Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Kathleen Blairis a retired American speedskater. She is one of the top skaters of her era, and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics, winning five gold medals and one bronze medal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSpeed Skater
Date of Birth18 March 1964
CityCornwall, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Bonnie Blair quotes about
sports gun missing
I'm definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun.
sports thinking people
A lot of people think I'm under a lot of pressure with my family and friends spending all that money to follow me around
men liberty quarters
There is no man in any rank who is always at liberty to act as he would incline. In some quarter or other he is limited by circumstances.
personal-best satisfied ifs
I just hope I can get another personal best. If I can do that, I'll be satisfied.
mind mind-set
You have to have the right mind-set.
olympics remember
I will remember all the days at the Olympics.
world process learning-process
Anytime you ride against the best in the world, it becomes a learning process.
parent age way
My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.
short-love games track
I love short track. I competed in short track, I was a world champion in 1986 but at that point in time it wasn't in the Olympic Games so I moved into long track. Short track is a blast to skate and it's a blast to watch.
I don't fear anything.
memories done knows
It's sad to know I'm done. But looking back, I've got a lot of great memories.
sports work taken
The sport I love has taken me around the world and shown me many things.
mean winning firsts
Winning doesn't always mean being first,
track long competition
Even though I enjoy that head-to-head competition part, one of the things that drove me to long track was if I won or if I lost I want to know it's all on my shoulders and it didn't have anything to do with anybody else.