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

I had a ton of energy, ran around like crazy - more than a handful for my dad. I was crazy. Dad barely handled it. I was never diagnosed ADHD or anything like that, but I'm pretty sure I had it when I was younger. It's the only thing that would explain me getting into trouble all the time.

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.

I could never focus on my upper body as a skater, so I'm enjoying having symmetrical upper and lower body muscle.

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

My girlfriend has been the ice.

If it wasn't for my sport and my father, I'd probably be a fallen statistic. I'd be dead; I'd be in jail. Luckily, I had a great dad in my life.