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Provided he skates up to his potential and doesn't get sick or anything like that, I think he's got a fairly good chance. My biggest concern is that he will get distracted by it all. Physically, no one can beat him at 1,500, 5,000 or 10,000. He's just got to be really focused on what's going on and not get all wrapped up in the potential distractions.
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If you're a public relations person, any press is good press. It certainly brings more to the story than just skating laps and who's winning a gold medal.
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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.
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In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.
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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.
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When I was skating, there was ice only for a really short period of time. So we would have to do a lot of other cross training type things.
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It is not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them.
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Sports and politics don't mix.
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This team has the potential to win more medals and have more success than the one in Salt Lake. We should see at least one man on the podium with every race, and that's being conservative.
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He is going his own way. He is not a team player.
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He has a very good feel for the ice. He can do things on the ice that most people can't.
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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.