I will remember all the days at the Olympics.

I don't fear anything.

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 don't remember the first time I skated on ice, I was too young. I do remember falling in love with that wind-in-my-face feeling while speed skating.

You have to have the right mind-set.

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would accomplish what I have in the sport

My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.