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I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.

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.

You don't really want to load up a whole lot, probably anything more than four hours before the race. I needed something to make me feel full, but I certainly didn't want it to make me feel stuffed.

I mean, you've kind of got the track down, especially with ovals. The only thing that improves is that when race conditions come, you know what to expect slightly more from the track and from your car.

I never - in my dreams, doing track in high school, I didn't imagine it would turn out like this.

I know that's definitely the way for me to run races - instead of trying to burn up at the front and blowing up, it's always better to be passing people at the end.

Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games.

I'm excited by going 85 mph, head-first, down an ice track.

It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.