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15 Clara Hughes Quotes on Success (CYCLIST)

Top 10 Most Famous Clara Hughes Quotes (BEST)

“I want people to be inspired that I’ve always strived for excellence and I’ve always gone beyond what anybody ever thought I could do, what I thought I myself could do. And I’ve allowed myself to be inspired, kept my eyes open and my senses open to inspiration around me.”

Clara Hughes
If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything. And that's what this Olympic medal represents.Pin
If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything. And that’s what this Olympic medal represents.
For me, movement through nature is pure medicine, for both body and mind.Pin
For me, movement through nature is pure medicine, for both body and mind.
I am nowhere near my limit. I just want to see if there are such things as limits. I want to go and find out.Pin
I am nowhere near my limit. I just want to see if there are such things as limits. I want to go and find out.
I've learned what it truly means to be Canadian and in turn I've been inspired to make a difference in the world, however small it's been.Pin
I’ve learned what it truly means to be Canadian and in turn I’ve been inspired to make a difference in the world, however small it’s been.

“I had some experience in dealing with people who have mental illness and depression, but I didn’t see the signs in myself. I couldn’t ask for help because I didn’t know I needed help.”

Clara Hughes
I love working with kids and I want to just be able to do it from my heart and not as a job.Pin
I love working with kids and I want to just be able to do it from my heart and not as a job.
I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice.Pin
I’ll skate on concrete if I have to. I’m not worried about how fast the ice is. I’m worried about how fast I can go on the ice.
The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.Pin
The only reason I’ve shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.
I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's a really beautiful moment.Pin
I still can’t believe I won the Olympics. That’s what I feel right now – completely alive as a human being. It’s a really beautiful moment.

5 Wise Clara Hughes Quotes About Sports (WISDOM)

“What I have to do now is figure where my passion is, and follow my heart; I’ve proven that if I have the passion for something then I can succeed. I haven’t been listening to my heart in the last little while.”

Clara Hughes
All the physical comes from the mental.Pin
All the physical comes from the mental.

“I have this thing I say to myself that ‘tomorrow can be better.’ And I remember that period in my life where I never felt like tomorrow could be better. It was always dread for the next day.”

Clara Hughes
With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.Pin
With athletes, it’s never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.

“I’ve had so many experiences in cycling, but in some ways I have nothing left to prove. I have achieved more than I could have dreamed of, I’ve raced a lot longer than I thought I would. I know I can still be better, but I just don’t know if I love it enough any more.”

Clara Hughes
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