45 Quotes by Eric Heiden

I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.

I have a very close friendship with the skaters.

I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.

Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?

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.

In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

It's not a sport you get famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey.

I really liked it best when I was a nobody.

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.