Do you know what I'm feeling? I'm an Olympian, and no one can ever take that away from me. |
He got out of the sled and started hobbling over. The second I saw him limping I got concerned. I looked down, saw his foot and said, 'Did I do that?' He said, 'I need a medic.' From that point, we knew it was a serious problem. |
He keeps us on our toes, because you can be gone one race to the next no matter the outcome. |
I don't know what the deal is, but they're just absolutely flying. |
I felt I had let down my family, my friends, everyone who was rooting for me at that time. It's in my best interest to go out there and try and redeem that. |
I need to rip the sled off the block and accelerate it as fast as possible, giving us the fastest velocity we can going into that first turn. And then I'm going to leave it up to Todd from there. He's going to drive us down the track, in my opinion, better than anyone in the world. |
I saw bobsleigh and kind of liked the look of it. |
I think he's one of the greatest athletes who has ever walked the planet. |
I'm not going to kid you ? when you step to the line here, you're going to be a little shaken. And if you ain't, then you're not alive. |
I'm very proud that we were able to come here and excited to think that I still have a lot left in me. And maybe I will give it a chance again in a few years. |
It (the failed drugs test) caused me and my family more pain and heartache than any other incident. |
It was a really strange series of events. His foot hit the sled, and it felt like it just came to a complete, dead stop. |
It's a big disappointment. It's bittersweet. I got to race in the Olympics and that's an incredible achievement for the greatest country in the world. But in the same sense, I don't think I was representing my abilities or my country's abilities to the best. |
Oh yeah, he'll tell you he's different. But that's still Todd. He's put years and effort and sweat into this. |
The matters have been resolved. That's all I can say about that. |