Chad Hedrick (born April 17, 1977) is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas. (wikipedia)
I built up the hype I guess. But I never said I'm going to be the next Eric Heiden.
I came here to win. If you come here for any other reason than that, in my eyes you're wasting your time. Anything less than a win, second, fourth, eighth, 10th, 50th, it's all the same thing to me.
I came here for my own races. They asked me to do the team pursuit. It's not really my thing but for my team I will do it. I'm going to be my best.
I don't feel like there's been damage done to me for the Olympics because I'm not going to get five gold medals.
I've never been in that situation before, crying before a race. I felt like a sissy.
Don't count Derek out. He's a fighter. He's one of the leaders of this team.
He had a great skate today. That's all I have to say.
He doesn't spend much time with us, I can put it that way. Everybody has their own deal. I'm not going to say whether it's right or wrong.
It's an important part of being on the Olympic team. I'll get a chance to feel the Olympic spirit. It can't be anything but a positive experience.
It's going to be very competitive. The last three or four laps, you have to dig down deep and show everybody how much you want it. That's a big advantage for me. The last three or four laps, I'm going to hunker down and use my will to win.