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

If I have given my all and still do not win, I haven't lost. Others might remember winning or losing; I remember the journey.

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.

Being a competitor, you always believe you can come back. I'll be up at 3 in the morning watching World Cup races in my hotel whether I'm in Asia on a business trip or in New York City and have to get up in 2 hours.

I love to work out and really enjoy the outdoors. I like to immerse myself with sport-related activities and spending quality time with people. I find people to be very inspiring, and I get a lot of motivation from listening and interacting with them, sharing stories and similarities - and differences - in our lives, and learning from each other.

For me, the '60s in the automotive industry was awesome. The cars are heavy, huge, rolling works of art.

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