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Post by Krysten on Apr 17, 2006 20:39:58 GMT -5
No problem :-D anytime hehehe
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Post by rach2crazy on Apr 17, 2006 20:43:53 GMT -5
HEY I LOVE U 2 LOL
U2 thats a band LOL
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Post by Krysten on Apr 17, 2006 22:41:43 GMT -5
i like fall out boy too and mcr
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Post by Krysten on Apr 17, 2006 22:42:03 GMT -5
oooo and dashboard confessional LOL and uhhh lots and lots more!!! lol
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Post by sintha on Apr 17, 2006 22:45:26 GMT -5
LOL!!! ook....here's some questions he answered....there old....so i think we know some of the answeres but, anyway here it is:
How are you suited for short track speed skating?
Apolo Anton Ohno: I’m half Japanese and my dad is pretty short, so I’m pretty short to begin with. That’s short track speed skating. You look at long track (speed skaters), those guys are just enormous – they’re huge. I’m pretty short. I don’t think it’s so much about my build, it’s more just I have the talent on the ice. I have a feel for the ice. That’s something that I was given a gift and I don’t see any reason for me to throw that away. And it’s a sport I love. I go out there every single day and there’s not one day I don’t want to be out there. I skate eight times a week, every single day. So it’s pretty hard.
Q2: What do you mean by having a ‘feel for the ice?’
AAO: It’s just like I have my skates under me and I guess some people describe it as having no skates on your feet. It’s kind of like running out there. Everything’s connected. It doesn’t look like you have any kind of mechanics on your body, just looks like you’re free skating and for me, I just feel the ice. I can feel it under my feet, I can feel it under my toes, I feel every ripple in the ice and I feel that’s something that contributes a lot to my success.
Q3: You formerly were an inline skater. Is there anything from inline that transfers to short track skating?
AAO: Just some of the basic muscles I used for inline, but other than that short track is just a totally different ballgame. It’s just a big difference between the skating and trading.
Q4: If you weren’t skating now, what would you be doing?
AAO: I think going to school full time. That’s one of the biggest drawbacks from skating is in order to train at such a high, competitive level, you have to take away a lot of time from school and studying. That’s why I respect Danny Weinstein so much. I don’t know how he does it. He still makes our teams, and he still performs well, but he’s going to Harvard. That’s something I think everyone on our team looks up to Danny for.
Q5: Your father, Yuki, sent you to Lake Placid when you were 14 to train for short track speed skating. How difficult was it to leave home at such a young age?
AAO: The first time he took me to the airport, he took me there and said goodbye and then he left and I called one of my friends to pick me up from the airport and I went to his house, so I was gone for a little bit. He was pretty angry when he found out about that, but I was so young, I was totally rebellious against anything – my dad or anyone with authority. The second time he shipped me out there I went there for sure.
I hated the first month I was out there in Lake Placid. Being moved from Seattle to New York is a big change, especially Lake Placid, being such a small town. I’ve never been in that kind of environment where I kind of felt caged. Then I started to have fun and my coach really persuaded me that I could become one of the best in the world and it just became fun. I was away from home at 14 years old and all I had to do was train and go to school. That was a blast.
Q6: Tell us about your father.
AAO: Dad is just my pops, I guess. He’s strict, but he’s always been there to support me all the way. I think I get my work ethic from him. My dad is definitely one of the hardest working people I’ve ever met in my life. I respect my dad is so many ways like that. He’s trying to run a business at the same time, but he would rather try to support me and help me out 110 percent of the way. That’s something real special.
Q7: Your father runs a hairstyling business. Will you let him do your hair?
AAO: He wants to do my hair. I don’t think he knew I really grew it out this long. When he saw me in Calgary (at a World Cup race), he was a bit surprised. But yeah, he cuts my hair sometimes.
Q8: In the past you thought about putting your hair into dreadlocks. Are you still thinking about sporting the dreads?
AAO: No, usually my hair’s in braids when I’m in Colorado. Some of my friends usually braid it, but right now I’m kind of relaxing a little bit.
Q9: You’re first name isn’t exactly common. What’s the story behind it?
AAO: My father gave me that name. The ‘Ap’ of my name means ‘to lead,’ like away. And the ‘Lo’ means ‘away from’ and the ‘O’ connects it. So the whole meaning is ‘to lead away from.’ It’s a Greek origin.
Q10: Did anyone ever make fun of it?
[[glow=red,2,300]AAO: No, no one made fun of it. I made sure of that.[/glow]
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Post by rose on Apr 17, 2006 22:54:51 GMT -5
Thanks, Sintha! That was really good and I did learn a thing or two about Apolo...such as nobody better make fun of his name!!  I can't imagine that anyone would. I love his name...Apolo Anton Ohno...it is really cool. |
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Post by sintha on Apr 17, 2006 23:02:49 GMT -5
Your Welcome Rose!! I know....Apolo...soo...unique (besides the fact that it sounds like the Greek God ApoLLo-the sun god).....hey he can be a god!!LOL.....hmmm..he is the GOd of____________.......anyone wann give it a try???Hmmm...i say speed!!LOL...or.....strength...man everything's taken!!UGH!!! |
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Post by sintha on Apr 17, 2006 23:14:39 GMT -5
Alright...I remember....some of us were talking about What APolo's daily routine is.....UGH!! if only i can remember which thread it was....ook...so i got no clue so i'll just post it here:
Can you take us through what you go through during a typical day of workouts?
APOLO OHNO: Alright…We skate anywhere from 2-3 hours in the morning. We’ll come back to the Training Center, eat a little bit, take a little break, maybe an hour or two. We have our next workout, whether it is dry lands, jumps, running, bike sprints, plyometrics, or weight room, and that’s for another couple hours. Eat again, take a little break, maybe go for a recovery jog, get a massage in sports med, ice bath, and probably another activity. Then we eat dinner, get our skates ready for the next morning, and get ready to go. We’re on a pretty routine schedule. Obviously there is some flexibility in there somewhat, but for the most part it is pretty boring.
Q9: Can you be specific about what sort of tweaks you made in your training program without giving away too much of your game plan?
APOLO OHNO: I guess the time tested physical abilities of a speedskater is; become light, increase the power. That’s very hard to do, obviously, because you lift weights and gain a little extra muscle mass. The key has become the strength to weight ratio. You want that to increase tremendously. Some of the strongest guys in the world are 125 lbs. I mean…these guys are skinny, but they are so strong. They are just as strong as a guy who weighs 165 or 175. So that’s really the key, and that’s something we have been working on. Obviously, there is a mental aspect of this whole thing. I can only train so hard physically without my mind saying “Okay that just hurts way too much. You need to stop doing what ever you are doing right now and just go take a nap or something.” So, for me mentally, I have to learn how to push through that. Athletes deal with pain on an everyday basis, and the ones who are able to cope with it are the ones that can really handle the volume and training.
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Post by rose on Apr 17, 2006 23:21:22 GMT -5
That was great, Sintha. It was as good as "A day in the life of Apolo Anton Ohno." I remember talking about that, too, but I can't remember what thread either. Anyway, you do come up with the best stuff to share with the rest of us. |
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Post by Krysten on Apr 17, 2006 23:23:29 GMT -5
i like where he said that he made sure that no one made fun of his name HAHAHA that's cute hehe
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Post by sintha on Apr 17, 2006 23:39:12 GMT -5
That was great, Sintha. It was as good as "A day in the life of Apolo Anton Ohno." I remember talking about that, too, but I can't remember what thread either. Anyway, you do come up with the best stuff to share with the rest of us. Aww..thanxx Rose!!! Well there's not a lot of APolo news...soo.. i thought old stuff can spark up new conversations and topics. Gotta keep it real!!!LOL ook that was weird!LOL |
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Post by sintha on Apr 17, 2006 23:39:56 GMT -5
i like where he said that he made sure that no one made fun of his name HAHAHA that's cute hehe Yup yup!!!me too!!! |
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Post by apolosgal on Apr 18, 2006 9:47:15 GMT -5
Very good info thanks Sintha!!
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Post by Krysten on Apr 18, 2006 17:41:25 GMT -5
hehehe....yup good 411
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Post by sintha on Apr 18, 2006 18:50:42 GMT -5
LOL!!Thanxx!!! |
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I can't imagine that anyone would. I love his name...Apolo Anton Ohno...it is really cool.
