There's sort of a theory that's going around in the China-watching community about a perfect storm coming up with the 2008 Olympics, a U.S. election and a Taiwanese election, some sort of mutually reinforcing explosion and crisis.

I will remember all the days at the Olympics.

I just hope I can get another personal best. If I can do that, I'll be satisfied.

I love short track. I competed in short track, I was a world champion in 1986 but at that point in time it wasn't in the Olympic Games so I moved into long track. Short track is a blast to skate and it's a blast to watch.

It doesn't matter what anybody thinks of what I do. The clock doesn't lie.

You have to have the right mind-set.

It's sad to know I'm done. But looking back, I've got a lot of great memories.