I love traveling and seeing new things, learning the histories of different cultures. But I've always wanted to go to the Galapagos to see the giant turtles.

You can create your own miracle, but you do it by never looking past all the little steps along the way.

I have been here before in my head. To everyone else, it is my first Olympics. To me, it's my thousandth.

I may have become a world champion quicker than most, but people should look at me and realise there are all kinds of ways to get where you want to go. Because we didn't plan it. We just did it.

A perfect day for me would just be a day that goes the way I plan.

I was lucky enough that my parents knew about World Cup skiing, so since I was really little, we were watching World Cup winning runs.

I think its good to stimulate your mind.

When I was 3 years old, I thought I was very good at skiing.

I remember skiing being a family recreational thing.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.

The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum.

God likes a little humor, as is evidence by the fact that he made the monkeys, the parrot -- and some of you people.

You know, me winning two gold medals, going for a third one, that's nice. But being there with Mark and my sister, and my brother being the coach, it's a dream come true. It's going to be awesome.

Men who have great riches and little culture rush into business, because they are weary of themselves.

With average or even minimum ability, success is still very possible.

You don't have to be an angel, just be someone who can give.

I agree about Shaw - he is haunted by the mystery he flouts. He is an atheist who trembles in the haunted corridor.

The eyes of our souls only then begin to see when our bodily eyes are closing.

No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.