Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davisis an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States...
ProfessionSpeed Skater
Date of Birth13 August 1982
CityChicago, IL
business floor mind minds top
He's on the top floor and I'm on the first floor. I mind my business and he minds his business and whatever's whatever.
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.
changes full happen knows open prepare venue
They have no idea how to prepare the ice. It changes every day and no one knows what will happen once the venue is full of spectators. It's the same for everyone though, so it's an open game.
jobs athlete who-i-am
I don't want to be a celebrity athlete. When you are, there's this pressure on you. It's like you have this halo over your head and have to walk on eggshells. That's not for me. All that glamour builds up a false sense of ego. It's not needed. I'm already happy with who I am. My job is just to get on the podium.
jobs who-i-am
I’m already happy with who I am. My job is just to get on the podium.
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.
happy improvement record rink
Because it's an improvement. As long as I'm improving, I'm pretty happy if it's a world record or a rink record.
finish hold needed race together
I couldn't hold it together mentally. I couldn't finish the race the way I needed to physically.
happy race trained
I'm just just happy about my race. More than anything, the things that I've trained for, I was right about.
expect less position thousands
I didn't expect anything less from Chad. He is very experienced and he has been in this position thousands and thousands of times.
deep good rough tough
Things have been really tough for me. . . . It's been a really, really rough road. But I always knew, deep down inside, that I was a good skater.
race ice track
I can be really fast, but other people are in the race. So you've got to be able to maneuver around those guys, and you have to be a little more versatile out there on the ice. I bring my fitness that I gained from the long track over to here. Hopefully, I'll be able to put it to good use.
fair olympic skaters
We've got skaters who are just here for the pursuit. It wouldn't be fair to them to take away their Olympic dreams.