I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money.

I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.

When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.

Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run through your mind.

Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to hit a baseball or golf ball, they can't do that.

I have a very close friendship with the skaters.

It is not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them.

I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.

I didn't get into skating to be famous.

On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it up with those guys.

In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

It's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle - to get one's head cut off.

With four of the top ten most violent cities in America, Michigan will never fully flourish unless our governments can fulfill their basic task: protecting public safety.

You couldn't change a river into a sea, but you could trace a new channel for it to follow.

Yes, I'm a Pastor of a church called Understand Principles for Better Living Church, in Los Angeles, CA.

It is now easier to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of capitalism.

They're willing to let Matt sit and wait until they believe he's ready and I can't do the best I'm capable of doing. I'm completely comfortable with that.

I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.

Losing honour or losing everything, it is all the same thing in the realm of the good people.

This is a global effort we're going to have to lead to overcome this jihadist effort. It's more than Osama bin Laden. But he is going to pay, and he will die.

That's the only way I could describe the music. It was the sonic equivalent of flight