I miss my kids, and they miss me. It's very difficult, but I have to do it for my country and fulfill my dreams coming to the 2012 London Olympics.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
This Olympics is almost a little sad. It is my final Olympics. There are a lot of good memories.
I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. To be going to the Games in your own country is another thing; to do it as a potential medallist is another thing again.
It's my dream, my goal to be good at Olympics, anywhere they are in the world.
In 2012, I was over the moon to be there, especially as it was our home Olympics. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I just wanted to take everything in.
I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London.
I had dreamed of being at the Olympics since I was 7 years old.
London was my first Olympics. It was my dream to get there, and I literally had the time of my life.
Fighting at the Olympics has been my lifelong dream, and I cannot believe I am there now.
But inside of me I knew that the Olympics were still there. I was still young enough. I knew that once I transitioned out of hockey, it would be really hard to go back.
I'm so over the moon that I have the opportunity to represent my country at a third Olympic Games.