Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davisis an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States...
ProfessionSpeed Skater
Date of Birth13 August 1982
CityChicago, IL
advantage last opportunity pair upset
I am upset because I didn't take advantage of the opportunity of being in the last pair and being able to really go for it.
hand shakes typical
Shakes my hand when I lose. Typical Chad.
bald channel discovery eagle loves people protect whatever
No one loves you more than your mother. It's like on the Discovery Channel where you see a bald eagle do everything it can to protect its young. People can say whatever they want, but it's a sticks-and-stones thing.
best difficult opportunity pursuit skating training year
I've been training all year for the 1,000 meters. I want to give myself the best opportunity in the 1,000. Skating the pursuit would take away from that. It's not a difficult decision.
life meant trained tried
I've trained all my life for this. If it's meant to be, I'll make the team. If not, I'll know I tried my best.
four somebody telling
This is where you do it. This is once every four years. and there's no telling if you'll ever have the opportunity, because there's always going to be somebody else coming. So, I did what I had to do.
home people priority tension
This is awesome. After all the controversy and tension at the Olympics, I wanted to show people at home that my priority is skating.
beat besides chad focused lots medals others trying win
I was not focused on trying to beat Chad. Chad is one person in the field. There are lots of others out there trying to win medals besides me and Chad.
consider defeat skating
I really don't consider this a defeat because I am skating better and better every race.
ask best chad focused opportunity people pursuit race run team win
I'm not a team player. The team pursuit was the race before the 1000 meters, so it's silly. People do what's best for them. I had the opportunity to win the 1,000 meters and I was focused on that. You have to ask Chad Hedrick if he would have run the team pursuit if it was the day before the 5,000 meters.
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.
good hand nice shook teammate throwing won
I'm just throwing it out there. It would have been nice if after the 1,000-meter he could have been a good teammate and shook my hand, just like I shook his hand and hugged him after he won the 5,000.
certain failing together
I'm pretty satisfied. But all together I'm kind of disappointed with it because technically I'm failing to do certain things.
people type understand
I'm one of a kind. I'm a different type of person. I have a different charisma. A lot of people don't understand me.