It's just so overwhelming to think, 'OK, the whole world is watching this!'

My dad saw it as a goal before I did, when I was 12 years old. I didn't think competing in Olympics was possible until I was 16.

When you're in a sport like speed skating where the clock gives you the results, there is always a faster goal or a personal best to beat.

No matter what the competition is, I try to find a goal that day and better that goal.

What's really hard is when you're having those more difficult days, you've got to be able to dig down deep and be able to go out there and do what it takes to be the best you can be, even on the hardest days.

There's probably nothing quite like crossing the finish line and seeing the clock read numbers that you have never seen before.

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 into long track. Short track is a blast to skate and it’s a blast to watch.

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

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

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