45 Quotes by 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.

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.

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.

When you think about these single distances championships and these World Cup races, people can make a career out of skating one or two distances.

Secondly, you got to have the right frame of mind. There are a lot of people with the right tools but just don't have the drive.

He has a very good feel for the ice. He can do things on the ice that most people can't.

He is going his own way. He is not a team player.

What I do right now is very rewarding.

This team has the potential to win more medals and have more success than the one in Salt Lake. We should see at least one man on the podium with every race, and that's being conservative.