My life in general has been pretty much the same. I try to live the same lifestyle I was in 2002. I want to keep the same values. |
No. 1 is the clothes have to be comfortable. No. 2 is what we represent and how we convey that. The outfits make a statement about us and the Games. |
Now I have gold, silver and bronze. Obviously, I would have liked to won this race. I still haven't run a perfect race. I want to be at my best. |
Oh, I can't wait. It's so beautiful, the people, the culture, and we all love the food. It's going to be spectacular. |
On this night, on this occasion, on this Olympic day, I was able to come through. |
She is going to be great. We have a program that includes the best from all over the world. Our coach is Chinese. We have Koreans, Canadians, the whole thing here. She began in a totally different philosophy. |
So much emotion, so much passion, everything was moving through my body. It's crazy. |
The competition in the Games is absolutely different than in Salt Lake. It's more of a struggle. |
The pressure was a little bit different (from Salt Lake City) because I was defending some medals and obviously expectations were high. |
To finish the Olympics like this with these four guys, there is nothing like it. |
What happened today didn't change anything that happened four years ago. I still feel like a great skater and a champion, but today it wasn't my day to win. I've said it's a sport where it's any given Sunday. |
Wherever we go we have security. You never know, being Americans walking in a foreign country. I don't feel threatened at all. |