Apolo Ohno Professions : Short Track Speed SkaterBorn : May 22, 1982 Browse All Authors Top 80 quotes by Apolo Ohno My first car was a Toyota 4Runner when I was 17. I paid for it myself. I was very happy. Apolo Ohno toyotacarfirsts Champions all get kicked when they're down. Apolo Ohno champion An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation. Apolo Ohno preparationthreeyears If it wasn't for my sport and my father, I'd probably be a fallen statistic. I'd be dead; I'd be in jail. Luckily, I had a great dad in my life. Apolo Ohno dadsportsfather A lot of times, some of my best ideas happen when I'm running. That's when I do my best thinking. Apolo Ohno runningideasthinking I was an avid swimmer and was state champ at age 12. Apolo Ohno swimmeravidage It's an individual sport, but collectively everybody shares the same motto that Ironman stands for: anything is possible. Apolo Ohno mottoindividualsports Vancouver is an amazing city and luckily, growing up in the Seattle area, I was able to immerse myself into the culture at a young age, traveling back and forth across the border for skating competitions as a youngster. Apolo Ohno competitiongrowing-upcities U.S. Speedskating has been riddled with problems since when I started my career, and we were always able to look past that. When it came down to performing on the ice, regardless of funding issues, we were always able to make it happen. And that's what it's all about. Apolo Ohno issuescareerspast My 'go to' workout is called the Asylum from Beach Body. It's intense training with lots of intervals, core work. It's hard! I travel a lot, so I can take it on the road with me and do it in a hotel room. Apolo Ohno intense-trainingworkoutbeach I wanted to play football or be a boxer, but my dad didn't want that because of all the impact. But in 1992 I was watching short track, and it was obscure, but they looked like superheroes in their tight outfits, and I thought it was amazing. I wanted to do that. I made the national team at 14. Apolo Ohno dadteamfootball I wanted to go back on 'Dancing With the Stars,' I did it. One of my favorite shows is 'Hawaii Five-0.' I went on, guest starred. I wanted to be in a film, did 'Tasmanian Devils' in Vancouver. Wanted to host a show, boom, did it. Apolo Ohno devildancingstars When there's somebody racing side-by-side, when somebody's right next to me and they're pushing and we're both tired, we're both fatigued, I want to be able to beat them mentally. Apolo Ohno tiredracingwant My father is 100% Japanese and came to the United States when he was only 18 years old. My grandmother still resides in Japan, which has allowed me to travel to the roots of my ancestors with my father. Apolo Ohno japangrandmotherfather When you reach that competing point, when you reach that time when the gun is about to go off, everyone's level is pretty much the same. The one thing that's going to separate you from everybody else is how you deal with those pressures, how you stay relaxed. Apolo Ohno levelsgunpressure As I grow older, I have a growing curiosity about my other half. My dad did a wonderful job raising me, and I wouldn't change it for the world, but at the same time there is a growing curiosity about my other half. Apolo Ohno dadcuriosityjobs My mantra has always been to have zero regrets in life. Everything I do at one speed, I go all-out. Apolo Ohno speedregretzero If I have given my all and still do not win, I haven't lost. Others might remember winning or losing; I remember the journey. Apolo Ohno positivityjourneywinning Japan, not only a mega-busy city that thrives on electronics and efficiency, actually has an almost sacred appreciation of nature. One must travel outside of Tokyo to truly experience the 'old Japan' and more importantly feel these aspects of Japanese culture. Apolo Ohno japancitiesappreciation You can't dwell on what happened. You can't live even a moment stewing in bitterness. Apolo Ohno ice-skatingpositivityfailure Similar Authors Anthony Douglas short-track-speed-skater Katherine Reutter short-track-speed-skater J. R. Celski short-track-speed-skaterAll Authors
