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Clara Hughes Biography

Clara Hughes, OC OM MSC (born September 27, 1972) is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals (one gold, one silver, two bronze) over the course of three Winter Olympics. She is tied with Cindy Klassen as the Canadian with the most Olympic medals, with six medals total.

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That's what is most satisfying, is having overcome that pain. Pain that is so intense that when you finish, it feels like you're going to die. That's what I wanted, and that's what I got.

Pain, Overcoming, Like You, Die, Overcome

I'm trying to let winning the world championships settle in right now before I begin training again shortly. During the skating season, we skate on average 20 kilometres a day. On top of that, we're riding a lot and lifting a lot of weights.

Average, Riding, Right, Season, Training, Winning

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.

Goes On, Hockey, Ice, Skate, Worried

I've been in sport for 15 years now and I'm actually shocked at the changes. We had all these things, but we couldn't utilize them. They were not accessible to us. They're actually accessible right now.

Right Now, Shocked, Sport, Sports, Years

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.

Eye, Inspiration, Inspired, Kept, People

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.

Want, Limits, Ifs, Things, Nowhere

For 20 years I've had the privilege of representing Canada around the globe. . . first on the bike and then on my blades. The experiences have shaped me into who I am today.

Canada, Globe, Privilege, Who I Am, Years

The struggle I went through has value.

Struggle, Value, Values

Sport that consumed me for over two decades. . . is now gone. Now it's just me. No pressure, no expectations, no need to be fast, good, strong or to even improve. Yet I can't let go of this idea that I always need to be more than I am. And it is eating me alive.

Good, Let, Letting Go, Sport, Sports, Strong

Ive 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, Ive raced a lot longer than I thought I would. I know I can still be better, but I just dont know if I love it enough any more.

Achieved, Cycling, Enough, Raced, Way

I am kind of like a diesel. It is the cyclist in me.

Cyclist, Cyclists, Diesel, Kind

The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.

Baby, Breaking, Depression, Reason, Stories, Tiny

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.

Bipolar, Experience, Help, Helping, People, See

All the physical comes from the mental.

Mental, Physical

I was, without exaggeration, a delinquent teenager.

Delinquent, Delinquents, Exaggeration, Teenager