Sports and politics don't mix.
It is not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them.
On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it up with those guys.
In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.
Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.
Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run through your mind.