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Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard work that I put forward.

Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at.

I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart.

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.

I served two tours of duty in Vietnam. I won the Bronze Star. I won the Purple Heart.

This gold medal, to me, is a very good outcome from the many years I've spent on my professional career.

I've dominated past competitions, but I've sweated blood and tears for every medal. I take nothing for granted, and I'm fully focused on doing my best.

Medals don't suit me. I'm not that kind of guy.

It's insane to have won all those things - not possible. But what I love is learning, which never stops and is nothing to do with the medals you've won.

Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job.