More - Chris Witty Quotes

There were definitely days when I was concerned. At the last Olympic trials, I was a half-second faster.

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I was overwhelmed with all these emotions. He lifted a huge weight off my shoulders and made me feel so free to go out and compete at Salt Lake, which obviously worked.

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 Emotions

It's important to talk about it. You raise awareness. But you can also prevent it (child abuse) by not letting it be a secret.

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 Abuse

Why did I come back? I mean, I was really satisfied with the gold medal in Salt Lake City, but at the same time, I thought I was too young to retire. Cycling didn't go well for me in 2003 so I went back to speed skating full time.

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Bonnie watched CNN. I liked MTV.

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Once you're a medalist, you always want to be a medalist. Regardless of how you're feeling, you want to put it altogether. I think I held together pretty well. But physically, it just wasn't there.

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Abuse of any kind thrives off secrecy. I felt like if I started talking about it, maybe other people would. I wanted to break the silence. Now I feel I'm in a much better place emotionally than I've ever been anytime in my life.

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 Abuse

In the next few months, the next year, there have to be some changes — huge changes. We really need to restructure.

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If Maggie comes up to me and says she really wants the opportunity to race, I'll give it over. But I'd like to go out there and give it one more shot. This is the Olympics. I came here to race.

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It's an amazing team to be part of, but to lead them into the opening ceremonies, I'm thrilled and I can't imagine a bigger honor than this.

Chris Witty