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I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.
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To finish the Olympics like this with these four guys, there is nothing like it.
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I've always wanted to play a role in inspiring people to be better, to live higher quality lives and to feel good about the way that they look and feel.
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The depth of our whole program, in Marquette and Colorado Springs, has gotten a lot better.
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My dad always used to tell me that sometimes you have to have a massive storm in order to clear the sky.
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First and foremost, my involvement within the Olympic pursuit and Games were obviously surrounded by only putting the absolute best nutrients into my body.
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It's about having an active lifestyle, staying healthy, and making the right decisions. Life is about balance. Not everybody wants to run a marathon, but we could all start working out and being active, whether you walk to work or take an extra flight of stairs.
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Japan, not only a mega-busy city that thrives on electronics and efficiency, actually has an almost sacred appreciation of nature. One must travel outside of Tokyo to truly experience the 'old Japan' and more importantly feel these aspects of Japanese culture.
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I was an avid swimmer and was state champ at age 12.
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An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation.
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If you put your mind to something, if you give 100 percent, if you sacrifice, and if you dedicate yourself, anything is truly possible.
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My girlfriend has been the ice.
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I was always active as a child. My dad tried to place me in every sport imaginable. I had so much energy, he wanted to push me in a direction where that energy was used appropriately to keep me out of trouble and focused while I was in school.
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It is not up to me whether I win or lose. Ultimately, this might not be my day. And it is that philosophy towards sports, something that I really truly live by. I am emotional. I want to win. I am hungry. I am a competitor. I have that fire. But deep down, I truly enjoy the art of competing so much more than the result.
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Michael Phelps is a good friend of mine, so I'm very supportive of him.
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As I grow older, I have a growing curiosity about my other half. My dad did a wonderful job raising me, and I wouldn't change it for the world, but at the same time there is a growing curiosity about my other half.
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I never had one day that I didn't want to be on the ice, because I always had an objective for that day. I had a rigorous plan and schedule in place that I had to adhere to. It was a step-by-step process of slowly but surely inching toward the Olympic Games and using every day as a series of goals to be accomplished.
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When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round or winning a race or getting second or third.
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Besides film, I'd like to be the young Regis. That would be great. Going back and forth from L.A. to New York. Doing stuff on food. Doing stuff on kids. Just talking about issues that are relevant. Doing things on the Olympic Games.
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I could never focus on my upper body as a skater, so I'm enjoying having symmetrical upper and lower body muscle.
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I thought I got (Li) at the line anyway.
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The fact that I didn't have a mom is a challenge; it was a struggle; and we made the best of it, and because of that my relationship with my dad is that much stronger.
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You'd like people to remember you for these great times on the ice. In reality, you want them to forget because you're doing something new and better.
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I think so many times in our society we focus so much on just the end result; when we finally reach that point we realize that was never the true goal.