KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Shani Davis Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Shani Davis

Showing 1-10 of 12 Quotes by Shani Davis

The real preparation for races is done in the off-season. I put in the hard work during the summer and fall, and I'm always working on technique so that when the actual races come around I'm ready to go.

~Shani Davis

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


As soon as I was introduced to ice speed skating, I was instantly hooked. I never thought about pursuing skating professionally; I just enjoyed doing it.

~Shani Davis

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Being born and raised in Chicago made me tough. It made me strong. I feel like I can deal with anything. I truly believe that in my heart.

~Shani Davis

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


No other teammates can help you when you're on the ice by yourself against the clock. So I decided that if I'm going to race on my own, I'm going to train on my own.

~Shani Davis

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Whenever I put myself out there on the line, skating against other people, I simply want to win.

~Shani Davis

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Things haven't changed since I was a young kid. I just wanted to be the fastest guy I could be, and I am still chasing that dream to this day.

~Shani Davis

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I started skating at age 2 on roller skates on the South Side of Chicago, where I grew up. By age 4, roller-skating was something I really enjoyed. Everyone around me wanted to do the 'roll bounce' thing, but I was pretty much only interested in going fast.

~Shani Davis

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Mentally, my key is just focusing on the little things I need to do in a race, whether that's tempo, turn entry, start speed, things like that. I'm not thinking about that much before or during a race. I just trust in my ability and all the hard work I put in and let the race come to me.

~Shani Davis

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I'm a speed skater. That's who I am, in my heart.

~Shani Davis

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Some of the best things in my life have happened to me because I listened to my mother. And some of the worst things in my life have happened to me because I listened to my mother.

~Shani Davis

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: August 13th, 1982

Links

Find Shani Davis on Amazon

Related Authors

Muhammad Ali
Lance Armstrong
Yogi Berra
Kobe Bryant
Michael Jordan
Satchel Paige
Steve Prefontaine
Mike Tyson

Popular Authors

Robert Kiyosaki John Lennon Nelson Mandela Freddie Mercury Willie Nelson Dolly Parton George S. Patton Virginia Woolf

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1806 - Isambard K. Brunel

1821 - Charles Baudelaire

1865 - Adela Florence Nicolson

1872 - Leon Blum

1888 - Sol Hurok

1893 - Charles Simmons

1898 - Paul Robeson

1905 - J. William Fulbright

1906 - Victor Vasarely

1910 - Abraham A. Ribicoff

Birthdays on April 9th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Chance Forgiveness Friendship Gardening Government Morning Sad Success