I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.

That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.

I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.

I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have.