Sometimes bad things are going to happen in your life, and those things can make you stronger if you just learn how to get over them.

It took Dan Jansen, the speed skater, four Olympics to win a medal-a gold one at that!-but he never gave up. I won't, either.

There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.

I never have prayed to win a gold medal at Olympics and never will. The Lord is my Shepard and I shall not want. May His will be done.

As a young girl, I just wanted to have fun and compete. There were no goals of becoming an Olympic athlete. I wanted to hang out with my friends. I wanted to do something fun, and that's what I did

I'm inspired by failure. The process of defeat – picking yourself back up again is the hardest thing in the world.

Believe it or not, Twitter calms me down. I enjoy interacting with people.