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.

I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money.

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.

Sports and politics don't mix.

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.

When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.

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