I have a very close friendship with the skaters.
Eric Heiden

Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run through your mind.
Eric Heiden

You got to get lucky because it lasts for a week and a lot of things can happen in a week.
Eric Heiden

I really liked it best when I was a nobody.
Eric Heiden

You don't really want to load up a whole lot, probably anything more than four hours before the race. I needed something to make me feel full, but I certainly didn't want it to make me feel stuffed.
Eric Heiden

We had a party with the rest of the skaters in our trailer and then the next day we were off to see Jimmy Carter. And then we had the World Championships the next weekend, so not a lot of chance to catch up.
Eric Heiden

Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to hit a baseball or golf ball, they can't do that.
Eric Heiden