Once you're a medalist, you always want to be a medalist. Regardless of how you're feeling, you want to put it altogether. I think I held together pretty well. But physically, it just wasn't there.
Right now, it's just sort of congratulations for making the team. You'll see from here where they go.
Some of them don't make it. Everybody thinks you can be Chad Hedrick in six months or a year.
Tattooing isn't about money. It's about freedom, really. Freedom to work for yourself; express yourself. I leave a piece of myself wherever I go.
That's all I had. Once you win a medal, you always want to be medalist, and that's why it's disappointing.
There are ghosts that will follow you your whole life. I think I've met a few of those ghosts head-on.
There were definitely days when I was concerned. At the last Olympic trials, I was a half-second faster.
They appreciate the effort from anybody. Even if you're from another country, if you put in a great effort out there, they'll still cheer for you.
To me, it's a big accomplishment. It's an accomplishment as big as winning a gold medal. I feel like a new person. Emotionally I'm in the right place.
We don't have the home crowd this time. But we have a great team, a bonded team.
What a great opportunity to come to my fifth Olympics, be flag bearer and also be a returning medalist so I have a platform to talk about something and hopefully do some good in this world.
Why did I come back? I mean, I was really satisfied with the gold medal in Salt Lake City, but at the same time, I thought I was too young to retire. Cycling didn't go well for me in 2003 so I went back to speed skating full time.
You go back to your country and then a few months later, nobody remembers your name. Sometimes, it's hard.
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