I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice.

The struggle I went through has value.

With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.

My goal is to try to avoid a regular job.

What I have to do now is figure where my passion is, and follow my heart; I've proven that if I have the passion for something then I can succeed. I haven't been listening to my heart in the last little while.

I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's a really beautiful moment.

If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything.