Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?
Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.
You got to get lucky because it lasts for a week and a lot of things can happen in a week.
We never did a lot of weights, but a lot of repetitions. The most I would use doing squats was 300 pounds. 
I really liked it best when I was a nobody. 
I didn't get into skating to be famous. 
They're just big in the eyes of the American public. 
We used to lift weights a couple of times a week, we did a lot of running. I enjoyed the variety. 
I had the drive to pursue speedskating and I found a sport that I was good at. If I'd got into cycling, I would just be another has been. 
Sports and politics don't mix. 
I have a very close friendship with the skaters. 