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

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

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

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.

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.

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.