Did you do every single thing you could today, to be your best?

I know that BMW is now a sponsor of the USOC - of the United States Olympic Committee - so they offer the use of their aerodynamic speed-tunnel for testing and such for the athletes, which is a great advantage. But to be honest with you, I'd rather have a free car!

Winning does not always mean coming in first...real victory is in arriving at the finish line with no regrets because you know you've gone all out.

I rolled the second car that I ever owned, a Toyota 4 Runner. This was winter in Colorado, two weeks before the 2002 Olympic trials. I was driving in the outside lane, and my rear tire caught some black ice, and we totally turned sideways to the point where we were heading right toward the median.

A lot of times, some of my best ideas happen when I'm running. That's when I do my best thinking.

Vancouver is an amazing city and luckily, growing up in the Seattle area, I was able to immerse myself into the culture at a young age, traveling back and forth across the border for skating competitions as a youngster.

I've been an athlete most of my life and on a disciplined schedule. Working out for me is just part of my every day.