This team has the potential to win more medals and have more success than the one in Salt Lake. We should see at least one man on the podium with every race, and that's being conservative.

Provided he skates up to his potential and doesn't get sick or anything like that, I think he's got a fairly good chance. My biggest concern is that he will get distracted by it all. Physically, no one can beat him at 1,500, 5,000 or 10,000. He's just got to be really focused on what's going on and not get all wrapped up in the potential distractions.

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

We never did a lot of weights, but a lot of repetitions. The most I would use doing squats was 300 pounds.

One thing is having skated five of the best races I've probably could have skated. It was nice to peak at the right time and to do it in an important time in somebody's career.

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