Because it's an improvement. As long as I'm improving, I'm pretty happy if it's a world record or a rink record. |
Chad's awesome. I hope he does great in all his races. |
He skated a beautiful race. He was the best today ... I am very proud of him, he's a champion. |
He's like mercury - he just rises. |
He's on the top floor and I'm on the first floor. I mind my business and he minds his business and whatever's whatever. |
I always wanted to be on the Olympic medal dias. It's a great feeling. It's a reward for all the hard work I have done, I don't think I will have any sleep tonight. |
I am upset because I didn't take advantage of the opportunity of being in the last pair and being able to really go for it. |
I can be really fast, but other people are in the race. So you've got to be able to maneuver around those guys, and you have to be a little more versatile out there on the ice. I bring my fitness that I gained from the long track over to here. Hopefully, I'll be able to put it to good use. |
I couldn't hold it together mentally. I couldn't finish the race the way I needed to physically. |
I did my best, but fell a little short. To me, that's more important than the handshake. |
I didn't expect anything less from Chad. He is very experienced and he has been in this position thousands and thousands of times. |
I don't want to be a celebrity athlete. When you are, there's this pressure on you. It's like you have this halo over your head and have to walk on eggshells. That's not for me. All that glamour builds up a false sense of ego. It's not needed. I'm already happy with who I am. My job is just to get on the (medal) podium. |
I guess it was not meant for me to do it. I tried my best. My hat's off to the guys who made the team. |
I have a lot of respect for Chad. For someone to come over (from in-line skating) and do what he's done for the sport is unfathomable. You wouldn't expect someone to be so versatile, especially at his age (28). I want to see Chad do well. But we're all fighting for the same thing. It's normal to have hard feelings sometimes. |
I have a lot of respect for Chad. I want to see Chad do well. We're competitive but it's not about being competitive with Chad right now. It's just going out there and doing the best that you can as an individual and being able to accomplish the dream that you set. |