Quotes by Bonnie Blair

“Winning doesnt always mean being first. Winning means youre doing better than youve ever done before.”

“The sport I love has taken me around the world and shown me many things.”

“I dont remember the first time I skated on ice, I was too young. I do remember falling in love with that wind-in-my-face feeling while speed skating.”

“When I went on my first run about two months after having my first child in 1998, I didnt get more than half a block before realizing that my shorts were soaked. I was very upset. As an athlete, I was used to being active and not having anything slow me down. Now I had to worry about leaking, while trying to return to the active lifestyle I was used to.”

“I was too embarrassed to say anything to my doctor or even to my husband. I got the courage to talk to my doctor and realized I was experiencing a very real medical problem that happens to many people and is nothing to be ashamed of.”

“Our goal was to come back and win at least 12 medals in Turin, ... All the skaters who won medals are back and weve got some great athletes added on to that.”

“Our goal was to come back and win at least 12 medals in Turin. All the skaters who won medals are back and weve got some great athletes added on to that.”

“After trying the pelvic floor exercises and other interventions, I simply wasnt gaining ground. My obstetrician referred me to Dr. Miller, who performs a surgery called tension-free vaginal tape (TVT). I underwent the procedure over a year ago and have been symptom-free ever since.”

“I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.”

“Chad and Joey have opened up a whole new group of people to enjoy what I think is a pretty neat sport.”

No matter what the competition is I try to find a goal that day and better that goal.

It doesnt matter what anybody thinks of what I do. The clock doesnt lie.

There is no man in any rank who is always at liberty to act as he would incline in some quarter or other he is limited by circumstances.

There is no man in any rank who is always at liberty to act as he would incline. In some quarter or other he is limited by circumstances.

The sport I love has taken me around the world and shown me many things.

I just hope I can get another personal best. If I can do that, Ill be satisfied.

Anytime you ride against the best in the world, it becomes a learning process.

What Ive learned from my own journey, and from my familys experience with cancer, is how important it is to stay positive and move forward. Not every day is going to be perfect; thats life. But staying positive is going to get you to the next day.

Its sad to know Im done. But looking back, Ive got a lot of great memories.

I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.