I'm definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun..

I just hope I can get another personal best. If I can do that, I'll be satisfied..

I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals..

Even though I enjoy that head-to-head competition part, one of the things that drove me to long track was if I won or if I lost I want to know it's a….

I love short track. I competed in short track, I was a world champion in 1986 but at that point in time it wasn't in the Olympic Games so I moved int….

Anytime you ride against the best in the world, it becomes a learning process..

It doesn't matter what anybody thinks of what I do. The clock doesn't lie..

There is no man in any rank who is always at liberty to act as he would incline. In some quarter or other he is limited by circumstances..

The sport I love has taken me around the world and shown me many things..

It's sad to know I'm done. But looking back, I've got a lot of great memories..

I don't remember the first time I skated on ice, I was too young. I do remember falling in love with that wind-in-my-face feeling while speed skating..

Four key words--helped make my dreams come true. They are: dedication, balance, risk, and love..

Winning doesn't always mean being first..

I don't fear anything..

Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before..

I will remember all the days at the Olympics..

You have to have the right mind-set..

There's sort of a theory that's going around in the China-watching community about a perfect storm coming up with the 2008 Olympics, a U.S. election ….

My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it..

The distance between a person's dream and their accomplishments can only be measured by their desire..

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would accomplish what I have in the sport.