Quotes by Paul Hedrick

“I knew what made him tick. Most people, when they get mad, they dont perform as well. Chad is the exception to that. It motivates him.”

“A lot of people dont like to lose. Chad doesnt accept it. He goes to work and doesnt let it happen again. He doesnt like to be shown up. He has a level of competitiveness inside of him that Ive never seen inside anyone else, except maybe Michael Jordan.”

“Chad always had his own style. When he first went out to a clinic at the Olympic Training Center (in Colorado Springs), they sent home a report card saying Bad technique. Skates fast. Thats kind of funny. Three or four years later, everybody was trying to copy it.”

“If you had told me when he made the switch that he would be on the Olympic team, I would have said he had a great shot. But if you had talked about winning World Cups and world championships, I would have said lets wait and see.”

“She went everywhere we went. She was always there whenever he skated or played ball. She always told me Chad was going to be the best at whatever he did.”

“He wanted to do this for her.”

“She was his biggest supporter. Every time he skated she was there. She was always there. So this meant a lot to him.”

“He just showed a lot of heart in that race the way he came back there to get second when he was pretty tired. Im really proud of him. Now hes got one of each medal - a full house!”