I say things as if they've already happened, so as I'm getting ready I can think about it and feel it, how it's going to feel to win, and I see myself getting on the podium.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The only thing I want to think about the moments before a race is competing. I don't want the little things to distract me.
I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.
The minute you step off that podium is the minute you start preparing for the next world championship. That's kind of how I work. You celebrate for a brief moment, then you move on.
I'm feeling pretty good right now, but I hope we can just win the whole thing and I can run off into the sunset and say good-bye.
Whenever I was on the podium, it felt weird. I was obviously happy to have done well, but it wasn't truly happy from the bottom of my heart.
You know what? I've won the Tour de France, and now I feel ready to talk about it.
I have the picture in my mind of how emotional I will feel if I win again.
I felt very calm and controlled. That's what you've got to feel and do when it's time to win. It's easy to say, hard to do.
I don't like to say anything good. I feel like I'll jinx myself.
I feel like whatever you've done in your career, good or bad, it's nothing but preparation for the big events to come.