71 Quotes by Shani Davis

We've got skaters who are just here for the pursuit. It wouldn't be fair to them to take away their Olympic dreams.

To me, this is bigger than the Olympics. This medal is prestigious. Not only do you have to skate 500 meters, but you have to skate 10,000, you have to skate a 1,500 and a 5,000 and you only have two days to do it.

We're a very competitive country. We want the best of the best. But as an athlete, you can't allow that to put pressure on you. You just have to be your own person and do what you can to find success for you.

I've been training all year for the 1,000 meters. I want to give myself the best opportunity in the 1,000. Skating the pursuit would take away from that. It's not a difficult decision.

I've trained all my life for this. If it's meant to be, I'll make the team. If not, I'll know I tried my best.

This is awesome. After all the controversy and tension at the Olympics, I wanted to show people at home that my priority is skating.

This is where you do it. This is once every four years. and there's no telling if you'll ever have the opportunity, because there's always going to be somebody else coming. So, I did what I had to do.

They have no idea how to prepare the ice. It changes every day and no one knows what will happen once the venue is full of spectators. It's the same for everyone though, so it's an open game.

It's not like we're going to fight each other and roll around in the snow. We're adults.