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
allowed mother sent talk
I'm not allowed to talk about him. His mother sent me an e-mail and told me not to talk about him. So I can't talk about him.
beat best
I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.
exercises floor gaining performs procedure referred simply surgery tape trying year
After trying the pelvic floor exercises and other interventions, I simply wasn't gaining ground. My obstetrician referred me to Dr. Miller, who performs a surgery called tension-free vaginal tape (TVT). I underwent the procedure over a year ago and have been symptom-free ever since.
chad enjoy group joey neat opened people
Chad and Joey have opened up a whole new group of people to enjoy what I think is a pretty neat sport.
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added athletes goal great medals skaters win won
Our goal was to come back and win at least 12 medals in Turin. All the skaters who won medals are back and we've got some great athletes added on to that.
added athletes goal great medals skaters win won
Our goal was to come back and win at least 12 medals in Turin, ... All the skaters who won medals are back and we've got some great athletes added on to that.
motivational mean winning
Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before.
goal physical-attraction physical-activity
I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.
leadership sports lying
It doesn't matter what anybody thinks of what I do. The clock doesn't lie.
perfect community storm
There's sort of a theory that's going around in the China-watching community about a perfect storm coming up with the 2008 Olympics, a U.S. election and a Taiwanese election, some sort of mutually reinforcing explosion and crisis.
falling-in-love ice wind
I don't remember the first time I skated on ice, I was too young. I do remember falling in love with that wind-in-my-face feeling while speed skating.
dream dedication keys
Four key words--helped make my dreams come true. They are: dedication, balance, risk, and love.
sports dream accomplish
Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would accomplish what I have in the sport