Sports and politics don't mix.

In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

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.

Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.

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.

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.

It is not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them.