On The Ice, If I Slow Down,

If It Wasn't For My Sport And My Father, I'd Probably Be A Fallen Statistic. I'd Be Dead; I'd Be In Jail. Luckily, I Had A Great Dad In My Life.

Japan, Not Only A Mega-busy City That Thrives On Electronics And Efficiency, Actually Has An Almost Sacred Appreciation Of Nature. One Must Travel Outside Of Tokyo To Truly Experience The 'old Japan' And More Importantly Feel These Aspects Of Japanese Culture.

I Rolled The Second Car That I Ever Owned, A Toyota 4 Runner. This Was Winter In Colorado, Two Weeks Before The 2002 Olympic Trials. I Was Driving In The Outside Lane, And My Rear Tire Caught Some Black Ice, And We Totally Turned Sideways To The Point Where We Were Heading Right Toward The Median.

I Was Always Active As A Child. My Dad Tried To Place Me In Every Sport Imaginable. I Had So Much Energy, He Wanted To Push Me In A Direction Where That Energy Was Used Appropriately To Keep Me Out Of Trouble And Focused While I Was In School.

Generally, Speed Skaters Don't Run That Much. I'm A Little Bit Of An Exception In That I Run A Lot.