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What I have to do now is figure where my passion is, and follow my heart I've proven that if I have the passion for something then I can succeed. I haven't been listening to my heart in the last little while.

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Clara Hughes
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 27
Cyclist
Speed Skater
Sport Cyclist
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Little
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Heart
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Passion
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I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice.
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My goal is to try to avoid a regular job.
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For 20 years I've had the privilege of representing Canada around the globe... first on the bike and then on my blades. The experiences have shaped me into who I am today.
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I've been in sport for 15 years now and I'm actually shocked at the changes. We had all these things, but we couldn't utilize them. They were not accessible to us. They're actually accessible right now.
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I had some experience in dealing with people who have mental illness and depression, but I didn't see the signs in myself. I couldn't ask for help because I didn't know I needed help.
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I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone beyond what anybody ever thought I could do, what I thought I myself could do. And I've allowed myself to be inspired, kept my eyes open and my senses open to inspiration around me.
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I was, without exaggeration, a delinquent teenager.
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With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.
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I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's a really beautiful moment.
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I've learned what it truly means to be Canadian and in turn I've been inspired to make a difference in the world, however small it's been.
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That's what is most satisfying, is having overcome that pain. Pain that is so intense that when you finish, it feels like you're going to die. That's what I wanted, and that's what I got.
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All the physical comes from the mental.
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If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything.
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The struggle I went through has value.
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