Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run through your mind. – Eric Heiden
One thing is having skated five of the best races I’ve probably could have skated. It was nice to peak at the right time and to do it in an important time in somebody’s career. – Eric Heiden
You don’t really want to load up a whole lot, probably anything more than four hours before the race. I needed something to make me feel full, but I certainly didn’t want it to make me feel stuffed. – Eric Heiden
We never did a lot of weights, but a lot of repetitions. The most I would use doing squats was 300 pounds. – Eric Heiden
It’s not a sport you get famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey. – Eric Heiden
Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to hit a baseball or golf ball, they can’t do that. – Eric Heiden
I’d rather get a nice warmup suit. That’s something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money. – Eric Heiden
I would recommend anybody who gets a chance to see short track skating, make it a point to go out there when Apolo is skating because you won’t see anybody better. – Eric Heiden
In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves. – Eric Heiden
You got to get lucky because it lasts for a week and a lot of things can happen in a week. – Eric Heiden
We used to lift weights a couple of times a week, we did a lot of running. I enjoyed the variety. – Eric Heiden
We had a party with the rest of the skaters in our trailer and then the next day we were off to see Jimmy Carter. And then we had the World Championships the next weekend, so not a lot of chance to catch up. – Eric Heiden
