Olympic athletes have to find a job right after they're done competing.

I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and when I hit the wall - because of the impact - my right leg kind of came in at like a knife-type angle and stabbed my leg with my own skate blade.

One things guys have to remember is consistency... You can't make up for three years of eating poorly in just one workout.

Generally, speed skaters don't run that much. I'm a little bit of an exception in that I run a lot.

Michael Phelps is a good friend of mine, so I'm very supportive of him.

With speed skating, it's like doing one-legged squats over and over again, with that one leg absorbing more than 80 percent of your weight. It takes an enormous amount of strength, and you're in such a weird position.

My dad always used to tell me that sometimes you have to have a massive storm in order to clear the sky.