Chris Witty
Chris Witty
Christine Diane "Chris" Wittyis an American speed skater and racing cyclist and participated in the Olympic Games in both sports...
held regardless together
Once you're a medalist, you always want to be a medalist. Regardless of how you're feeling, you want to put it altogether. I think I held together pretty well. But physically, it just wasn't there.
expected felt hope proud race regardless together
Once you're a medalist, you always hope to be a medalist, regardless of how I felt going in. I wanted to put it all together to see what I had. I just expected a race I could be proud of.
few follow ghosts met
There are ghosts that will follow you your whole life. I think I've met a few of those ghosts head-on.
compete emotions free huge lifted obviously salt shoulders weight
I was overwhelmed with all these emotions. He lifted a huge weight off my shoulders and made me feel so free to go out and compete at Salt Lake, which obviously worked.
knew
I knew I had to get out of there.
enjoy games olympic special whether win
If nothing happens, I still want to enjoy this experience. It's the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games are special whether you win or you don't. You still have to enjoy it.
came maggie opportunity says wants
If Maggie comes up to me and says she really wants the opportunity to race, I'll give it over. But I'd like to go out there and give it one more shot. This is the Olympics. I came here to race.
cheer evening hopefully oval
I hopefully will make it to the oval this evening to cheer on my teammates.
beaten proud
I'm really proud that no one has beaten it.
talking people silence
Abuse of any kind thrives off secrecy. I felt like if I started talking about it, maybe other people would. I wanted to break the silence. Now I feel I'm in a much better place emotionally than I've ever been anytime in my life.
opportunity flags world
What a great opportunity to come to my fifth Olympics, be flag bearer and also be a returning medalist so I have a platform to talk about something and hopefully do some good in this world.
team doors flags
It was something I really wanted to do. I can't imagine what it will be like to carry the flag and walk through the doors of the stadium. I'm thrilled to lead the team.
help-and-support silence abuse
Abuse exists because of secrecy. If I can use this platform and talk about it and break the silence, somebody can get the help and support they need. It's such a common problem, and it doesn't need to be. All you have to do is talk about it and break the silence.
expectations pressure riding
There's a lot more pressure when you're a medal favorite. Now, nobody has any expectations for me. Nobody knows what I can do, so I'm riding with nothing to lose.