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No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.

I'm just glad my gold medal's at home, because I'd hate to try to win another.

The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming.

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 incentive of a medal at the biggest sporting arena in the world is what drives me. Before I hang my gloves, I want to win the Olympic medal, and my performance at London will decide my future in the sport.

Once the World Cup preparations begin there will hardly be an opportunity to do so, since we'll have to put all our energy into the team. We coaches have a list of priorities and dealing with the media isn't in the top five.

When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself.

Everyone is getting prepared for this, to win the gold medal. I am among them: I want to win the medal.

I'd much rather have that pressure than be at the end of the field and no one expecting you to win. That's the kind of pressure that you've got to enjoy and love.

Do I feel any pressure as the most decorated Winter Olympian in American history? None at all. The only pressures that I know I face are those of how to pay it forward: How can I continually make a positive impact in people's lives, help others achieve their dreams, create their own Olympic mindset, creating champions within themselves?