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

It's an individual sport, but collectively everybody shares the same motto that Ironman stands for: anything is possible.

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

I've always wanted to play a role in inspiring people to be better, to live higher quality lives and to feel good about the way that they look and feel.

Champions all get kicked when they're down.

All the suits I buy have to be tailored, no matter what. But it's not just because of my height; it's because I've been skating for so long. My waist is very small, but my legs are just huge. Most really nice suit makers are Italian, and usually they make suit pants for Italian men. I'm like, 'Those Italians must have pretty skinny legs.'

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.