I had the drive to pursue speedskating and I found a sport that I was good at. If I'd got into cycling, I would just be another has been.

We had a party with the rest of the skaters in our trailer and then the next day we were off to see Jimmy Carter. And then we had the World Championships the next weekend, so not a lot of chance to catch up.

I have a very close friendship with the skaters.

You got to get lucky because it lasts for a week and a lot of things can happen in a week.

I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.

How much you move affects your strength, your power, your balance, how you look, how you think, how well you withstand the high winds and rain showers of life and how long you will stand. Everyone needs concentrated doses of several kinds of movement to remain functional.

You don't really want to load up a whole lot, probably anything more than four hours before the race. I needed something to make me feel full, but I certainly didn't want it to make me feel stuffed.