Clara Hughes
Clara Hughes
Clara Hughes, OC OM MSCis a Canadian cyclist and speed skater, who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the Summer Olympics in 1996 and four medalsover the course of three Winter Olympics. She is tied with Cindy Klassen as the Canadian with the most Olympic medals, with six medals total...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth27 August 1972
CountryCanada
Clara Hughes quotes about
sports athlete endurance
With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.
dream athlete can-do
If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything.
pain overcoming like-you
That's what is most satisfying, is having overcome that pain. Pain that is so intense that when you finish, it feels like you're going to die. That's what I wanted, and that's what I got.
passion heart listening
What I have to do now is figure where my passion is, and follow my heart; I've proven that if I have the passion for something then I can succeed. I haven't been listening to my heart in the last little while.
cycling way enough
Ive had so many experiences in cycling, but in some ways I have nothing left to prove. I have achieved more than I could have dreamed of, Ive raced a lot longer than I thought I would. I know I can still be better, but I just dont know if I love it enough any more.
jobs kids heart
I love working with kids and I want to just be able to do it from my heart and not as a job.
teenager exaggeration delinquents
I was, without exaggeration, a delinquent teenager.
jobs goal trying
My goal is to try to avoid a regular job.
mean differences making-a-difference
I've learned what it truly means to be Canadian and in turn I've been inspired to make a difference in the world, however small it's been.
letting-go sports strong
Sport that consumed me for over two decades . . . is now gone. Now it's just me. No pressure, no expectations, no need to be fast, good, strong or to even improve. Yet I can't let go of this idea that I always need to be more than I am. And it is eating me alive.
beautiful believe alive
I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's a really beautiful moment.
hockey ice goes-on
I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice.
sports years shocked
I've been in sport for 15 years now and I'm actually shocked at the changes. We had all these things, but we couldn't utilize them. They were not accessible to us. They're actually accessible right now.
ice steps skating
I love skating so much and I feel like every time I step out onto the ice, that's what I'm meant to do.