Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davisis an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States...
ProfessionSpeed Skater
Date of Birth13 August 1982
CityChicago, IL
handle respect
I respect her and, honestly, if she wasn't the way she was, I wouldn't be able to handle some of the things that I go through with the sport.
boxing celebrity gotta high nice retired until
If someone wanted to put on a celebrity boxing match, I think I could take him. I know he's from Texas, so he's gotta be tough, but I used to have a pretty nice jab until I retired it in high school.
guess guys meant tried
I guess it was not meant for me to do it. I tried my best. My hat's off to the guys who made the team.
accomplish best chad dream individual respect
I have a lot of respect for Chad. I want to see Chad do well. We're competitive but it's not about being competitive with Chad right now. It's just going out there and doing the best that you can as an individual and being able to accomplish the dream that you set.
great hard medal olympic reward sleep work
I always wanted to be on the Olympic medal dias. It's a great feeling. It's a reward for all the hard work I have done, I don't think I will have any sleep tonight.
fierce knew meant tried
I knew what I was getting myself into before I started this. I knew it was going to be fierce competition. If it's meant to be, I'll make the team. If not, I tried my best.
decided opera scholars-and-scholarship soap
It started to become a soap opera in there, so I decided to leave.
beat trying
I'm not trying to beat Chad. I'm trying to beat everyone.
achieve believe hard hard-work kids mind paid sacrifice work
It showed that all the hard work and all the sacrifice paid off. Kids in general, if you put your mind to it and you believe it, you can achieve it.
atmosphere bring dutch energy fans passionate speed
The Dutch fans are really passionate about speed skating. They bring a lot of energy and atmosphere to our sport.
love patriotic white
I love my city. I love baseball. I love the White Sox. That's a lot of patriotic things.
challenge chase dreams happy knew took trying
It's tough, but I knew what I was getting myself into before I took the challenge. I'm happy that I didn't back down from the challenge of trying to chase my dreams and goals.
anybody
If he would have done it, I don't think there would have been anybody more deserving.
growing-up champion want
I did not want to be a Champion growing up, just a fast skater.