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" An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation. "
Olympic
Four
Preparation
" Broadcasting is definitely in my cards for the future, and I'm determined to work hard at it - to perfect it and create my style and niche. "
Future
Work Hard
Work
" Champions all get kicked when they're down. "
Get
Kicked
Champions
" Do I feel any pressure as the most decorated Winter Olympian in American history? None at all. The only pressures that I know I face are those of how to pay it forward: How can I continually make a positive impact in people's lives, help others achieve their dreams, create their own Olympic mindset, creating champions within themselves? "
Dreams
History
Positive
" I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths. "
Father
My Life
Me
" I love to shop. Clothes, electronics, and I love jewelry, especially yellow gold. "
Jewelry
Clothes
Gold
" I think so many times in our society we focus so much on just the end result; when we finally reach that point we realize that was never the true goal. "
End
Think
Society
" It is not up to me whether I win or lose. Ultimately, this might not be my day. And it is that philosophy towards sports, something that I really truly live by. I am emotional. I want to win. I am hungry. I am a competitor. I have that fire. But deep down, I truly enjoy the art of competing so much more than the result. "
Art
Day
Sports
" It's about having an active lifestyle, staying healthy, and making the right decisions. Life is about balance. Not everybody wants to run a marathon, but we could all start working out and being active, whether you walk to work or take an extra flight of stairs. "
Walk
Decisions
Balance
" It's important to be driven and have goals. You want an independent woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to go after it. It's attractive to me when a woman is doing what she loves. It makes me want to know more. "
You
Goals
Independent Woman
" I've always liked game shows - the competitive aspect and the character-driven personalities you see. "
Competitive
See
You
" I've been an athlete most of my life and on a disciplined schedule. Working out for me is just part of my every day. "
Me
Just
Life
" I wanted to go back on 'Dancing With the Stars,' I did it. One of my favorite shows is 'Hawaii Five-0.' I went on, guest starred. I wanted to be in a film, did 'Tasmanian Devils' in Vancouver. Wanted to host a show, boom, did it. "
Go
Stars
Dancing
" Japan, not only a mega-busy city that thrives on electronics and efficiency, actually has an almost sacred appreciation of nature. One must travel outside of Tokyo to truly experience the 'old Japan' and more importantly feel these aspects of Japanese culture. "
Nature
Travel
Old
" My mantra has always been to have zero regrets in life. Everything I do at one speed, I go all-out. "
Regrets
Life
Everything
" My small experience on 'Dancing with the Stars' allowed me to slowly appreciate the Waltz and Viennese Waltz, but to see it in Vienna is something much different. "
Appreciate
Small
Experience
" Olympic athletes have to find a job right after they're done competing. "
Right
Job
Find
" One things guys have to remember is consistency... You can't make up for three years of eating poorly in just one workout. "
Remember
Eating
Consistency
" On the ice, if I slow down, I can coast behind somebody for a couple of laps. If I slow down on the run, it'll turn into a walk. "
I Can
Down
Walk
" The first question is always, 'We loved him on 'Dancing with the Stars,' we loved him in the Olympics, but can he speak English?' Yes I speak English. Yes, I can. "
Speak
Stars
Yes
" The last thing I want is for people to go through the motions in life. We're all meant to do different things, but there's a lot of opportunity for us to do some great things. "
People
Life
Opportunity
" U.S. Speedskating has been riddled with problems since when I started my career, and we were always able to look past that. When it came down to performing on the ice, regardless of funding issues, we were always able to make it happen. And that's what it's all about. "
Look
Past
Make It Happen
" We all naturally want to become successful... we also want to take shortcuts. And it's easy to do so, but you can never take away the effort of hard work and discipline and sacrifice. "
Work
Hard Work
Discipline
" When you reach that competing point, when you reach that time when the gun is about to go off, everyone's level is pretty much the same. The one thing that's going to separate you from everybody else is how you deal with those pressures, how you stay relaxed. "
You
Everyone
Gun
" Who cares if somebody dances better? Doing my very best is rewarding internally. "
Best
Better
Cares
" You'd like people to remember you for these great times on the ice. In reality, you want them to forget because you're doing something new and better. "
Better
Remember
Reality
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