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	When you reach that competing point, when you reach that time when the gun is about to go off, everyone's level is pretty much the same. The one thing that's going to separate you from everybody else is how you deal with those pressures, how you stay relaxed.   
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	We all naturally want to become successful... we also want to take shortcuts. And it's easy to do so, but you can never take away the effort of hard work and discipline and sacrifice.   
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	The first question is always, 'We loved him on 'Dancing with the Stars,' we loved him in the Olympics, but can he speak English?' Yes I speak English. Yes, I can.   
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	An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation.   
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	I was an avid swimmer and was state champ at age 12.   
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	Broadcasting is definitely in my cards for the future, and I'm determined to work hard at it - to perfect it and create my style and niche.   
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	I felt horrible. I didn't even make it to the banquet after. I almost always go to the banquet. It was definitely running me down.   
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	To finish the Olympics like this with these four guys, there is nothing like it.   
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	A lot of times, some of my best ideas happen when I'm running. That's when I do my best thinking.   
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	Right now, he's a gold medalist at 1,500. And so am I. It'll make for a very good heat.   
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	I know exactly what I'm doing on the ice, and I'm in my element.   
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	Winning does not always mean coming in first...real victory is in arriving at the finish line with no regrets because you know you've gone all out.   
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	One things guys have to remember is consistency... You can't make up for three years of eating poorly in just one workout.   
