When you look back from your Olympic experience, you never want to question whether you could have done more. The one thing you can control is your off-ice preparation.

I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.

It's not about, 'Let me play as long as I can so I don't have to grow up.' It's about, 'Let me play as long as I enjoy it,' and when it's time to step away, I can step away gracefully even if I'm still good enough to keep playing, because I'm ready for that next phase.

There were no women's players I knew of. I didn't even know women's hockey existed.

I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play.

The more I've done work with the IOC the more I've come to realize I'm really excited about this, the work that I'm doing and the impact that I can have if I'm fully committed to it.

I look at myself, and how much I've gotten just because I play a sport well.