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When i'm done skating, i guarantee you that i will not look back and remember standing on the podium. i'm going to remember these days - being with the team. training alone, in my basement. training when everybody else is sleeping. doing things that nobody else is doing. digging down. seeing what kind of character i truly have. i love that stuff.
-Apolo Ohno
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When I'm Done Skating, I Guarantee You

Apolo Ohno
When i'm done skating, i guarantee you that i will not look back and remember standing on the podium. i'm going to remember these days - being with the team. training alone, in my basement. training when everybody else is sleeping. doing things that nobody else is doing. digging down. seeing what kind of character i truly have. i love that stuff.
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