148 Quotes by Apolo Ohno

I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.

I could never focus on my upper body as a skater, so I'm enjoying having symmetrical upper and lower body muscle.

I know exactly what I'm doing on the ice, and I'm in my element.

In school I studied international business and marketing, so I've always been attracted to business.

My dad's great. He's my biggest supporter. He's always told me that whatever I choose to do, I can do it. I just gotta put my mind to it.

My first car was a Toyota 4Runner when I was 17. I paid for it myself. I was very happy.

My 'go to' workout is called the Asylum from Beach Body. It's intense training with lots of intervals, core work. It's hard! I travel a lot, so I can take it on the road with me and do it in a hotel room.

I never had one day that I didn't want to be on the ice, because I always had an objective for that day. I had a rigorous plan and schedule in place that I had to adhere to. It was a step-by-step process of slowly but surely inching toward the Olympic Games and using every day as a series of goals to be accomplished.

I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and when I hit the wall - because of the impact - my right leg kind of came in at like a knife-type angle and stabbed my leg with my own skate blade.