Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davisis an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States...
ProfessionSpeed Skater
Date of Birth13 August 1982
CityChicago, IL
allow best pressure success
We're a very competitive country. We want the best of the best. But as an athlete, you can't allow that to put pressure on you. You just have to be your own person and do what you can to find success for you.
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.
beautiful best proud race skated today
He skated a beautiful race. He was the best today ... I am very proud of him, he's a champion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
rooting
I'm still rooting for him. He is an American.
almost attack fast gave heart joey saw
Joey almost gave me a heart attack when I saw how fast he was going.
everywhere michael
Michael Jordan's sport is done everywhere in the world.
among certain common creates interest people trying whatever
If what I do creates a common interest among certain people to try something different, great. Whatever comes from what I do is a bonus. But I'm just trying to win. People will make their own choices, anyway.
bad blown human none open perfect proportion shows whatever
Whatever happens, happens. I'm open to anything. It's just too bad that things got blown out of proportion the way they did. It shows that we're not perfect as human beings. None of us are perfect.
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.
fell
I did my best, but fell a little short. To me, that's more important than the handshake.