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
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.
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.
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.
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.
winning average training
I'm trying to let winning the world championships settle in right now before I begin training again shortly. During the skating season, we skate on average 20 kilometres a day. On top of that, we're riding a lot and lifting a lot of weights.
want limits ifs
I am nowhere near my limit. I just want to see if there are such things as limits. I want to go and find out.
All the physical comes from the mental.
struggle values
The struggle I went through has value.
baby tiny steps
The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.