We both thought this is where my hunger came from, living in the training center, living the simple life. For me to be my best, I didn't want to change anything before 2006.

It (stinks). I didn't make the final. I'm disappointed. I wanted to make that final. I feel like I could have made that final. Today just wasn't my day.

I got too far forward with my skates. I lost a lot of speed and almost went down.

I felt horrible. I didn't even make it to the banquet after. I almost always go to the banquet. It was definitely running me down.

The depth of our whole program, in Marquette and Colorado Springs, has gotten a lot better.

I was really bothered by it. I grew up around many Asian cultures, Korean one of them. A lot of my best friends were Korean growing up. I just didn't understand. Later on I realized that was built up by certain people and that was directed at me, negative energy from other things, not even resulting around the sport, but around politics, using me to stand on the pedestal as the anti-American sentiment.