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I think so many times we focus so much on just the end result when when we finally reach that point we realize that was never the true goal. That was never really what it was all about.

Apolo Ohno

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Apolo Ohno
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: May 22
Short Track Speed Skater
Seattle
Washington
Apolo Anton Ohno
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You can't dwell on what happened. You can't live even a moment stewing in bitterness.
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I wanted to play football or be a boxer, but my dad didn't want that because of all the impact. But in 1992 I was watching short track, and it was obscure, but they looked like superheroes in their tight outfits, and I thought it was amazing. I wanted to do that. I made the national team at 14.
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I was always active as a child. My dad tried to place me in every sport imaginable. I had so much energy, he wanted to push me in a direction where that energy was used appropriately to keep me out of trouble and focused while I was in school.
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Generally, speed skaters don't run that much. I'm a little bit of an exception in that I run a lot.
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I tend to build bulk and muscle easily, and running seems to make sure I stay kind of stringy, if that makes sense.
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I know exactly what I'm doing on the ice, and I'm in my element.
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I think we should all be pursuing something of zero regrets, and how do we become greater than we were yesterday.
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Music to me is life. It's what gets me going.
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I had a ton of energy, ran around like crazy - more than a handful for my dad. I was crazy. Dad barely handled it. I was never diagnosed ADHD or anything like that, but I'm pretty sure I had it when I was younger. It's the only thing that would explain me getting into trouble all the time.
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