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. Bonnie Blair More Quotes by Bonnie Blair More Quotes From Bonnie Blair My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it. Bonnie Blair parentagesports There's probably nothing quite like crossing the finish line and seeing the clock read numbers that you have never seen before. Bonnie Blair nothingneveryounumbers What's really hard is when you're having those more difficult days, you've got to be able to dig down deep and be able to go out there and do what it takes to be the best you can be, even on the hardest days. Bonnie Blair deepdownbestyou No matter what the competition is, I try to find a goal that day and better that goal. Bonnie Blair betterdaycompetitionmatter What I've learned from my own journey, and from my family's experience with cancer, is how important it is to stay positive and move forward. Not every day is going to be perfect; that's life. But staying positive is going to get you to the next day. Bonnie Blair dayfamilypositivelife Apolo is going to have to keep skating so he can add more gold to his entourage. Bonnie Blair goingmoreskatinggold This Olympics is almost a little sad. It is my final Olympics. There are a lot of good memories. Bonnie Blair littlegoodsadmemories I wasn't really expecting me to win the gold in this race. To get another medal for myself and for the U.S. was a pretty good thing to happen, I'd say. Bonnie Blair goodwinmyselfme My legs tightened up pretty much, and it was a hard last corner for me. Bonnie Blair prettymehardlegs I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds. Bonnie Blair personalbestracehappy When you're in a sport like speed skating where the clock gives you the results, there is always a faster goal or a personal best to beat. Bonnie Blair bestyoualwaysspeed My dad saw it as a goal before I did, when I was 12 years old. I didn't think competing in Olympics was possible until I was 16. Bonnie Blair oldpossiblethinkdad It's just so overwhelming to think, 'OK, the whole world is watching this!' Bonnie Blair watchingjustthinkworld
