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• I was going to after-Oscar parties. I was mingling with the Hollywood crowd. It's really easy to become distracted when you have opportunities to do that kind of stuff. There's no way I would ever turn that stuff down, but it's important for me to realize why I'm here, what I'm trying to do and the goals I'm trying to accomplish.
• I've seen almost every country do it. If you go over to Asia and you say 'team skating' they'll have no idea what you are talking about. They'll be like, 'oh that's illegal, oh really that's interesting.' It's hard, very hard. Two or three (athletes) of any of the same country in any race is hard. I'll have to overcome that and that's a big challenge.
• My life in general has been pretty much the same. I try to live the same lifestyle I was in 2002. I want to keep the same values.
• I think I'm better all around as a skater. Physically, I think I'm definitely stronger. I'm lighter, I'm leaner, I know a lot more about my body.
• I felt horrible. I didn't even make it to the banquet after. I almost always go to the banquet. It was definitely running me down.
• No. 1 is the clothes have to be comfortable. No. 2 is what we represent and how we convey that. The outfits make a statement about us and the Games.
• I'm not a clotheshorse but I do like to look good.
• I was really bothered by it. I grew up around many Asian cultures, Korean one of them. A lot of my best friends were Korean growing up. I just didn't understand. Later on I realized that was built up by certain people and that was directed at me, negative energy from other things, not even resulting around the sport, but around politics, using me to stand on the pedestal as the anti-American sentiment.
• Oh, I can't wait. It's so beautiful, the people, the culture, and we all love the food. It's going to be spectacular.
• She is going to be great. We have a program that includes the best from all over the world. Our coach is Chinese. We have Koreans, Canadians, the whole thing here. She began in a totally different philosophy.
• Wherever we go we have security. You never know, being Americans walking in a foreign country. I don't feel threatened at all.
• Competitions, our preparation, our time and our focus are much different than most people.
• It's hard to change with a sport that's always getting faster, people getting stronger, new guys are coming up, especially in my sport. I felt like I needed something to help me to be able to compete at the top level.
• I think the athletes are definitely capable. But at the Olympics, anything can happen.
• I think part of it was hyped up quite a bit. There were certain people within the organization who were manifesting this image of me as an anti-American sentiment, trying to mend them together. I play no role. I'm just competing. I was really happy with the crowd's reaction. Short track is very big in Korea.
• It might have been his hip and my shoulder, but I don't know. I've got to go back and look.
• It's hard, it's really hard.
• What happened today didn't change anything that happened four years ago. I still feel like a great skater and a champion, but today it wasn't my day to win. I've said it's a sport where it's any given Sunday.
• It was just total instincts. I just let it go.
• I got too far forward with my skates. I lost a lot of speed and almost went down.
• I know what happened. Everybody knows what happened. I had to come out strong.
• It's really going to be crazy. It's going to be the highlight of the Games. It's going to be a rough race. Something is going to happen, and we hope we're not a part of it.
• As athletes, we are constantly trying to learn more about our bodies, so we can push ourselves to get the most out of training and competition. Being part of a sports science program like this one, which is on the cutting edge of heart research, is an amazing opportunity.
• I'm extremely happy I was able to bounce back after the 1,500. That was pretty devastating to me. To make it onto the podium tonight, it was a success.
• Now I have gold, silver and bronze. Obviously, I would have liked to won this race. I still haven't run a perfect race. I want to be at my best.
• The competition in the Games is absolutely different than in Salt Lake. It's more of a struggle.
• I love to share this moment with him. He's the best. It is unbelievable what he has done.
• [It's] been a long time since I enjoyed a 500 meters like that.
• It was good. I had a lot of fun.
• I'm just having fun out there. It's the last week of the games. I just want to enjoy every race.
Apolo Anton Ohno Career Highlights
Medal record
2006 - Turin500 m - Gold
2002 - Salt Lake city1500 m - Gold
2002 - Salt Lake city1000 m - Silver
2006 - Turin1000 m - Bronze
2006 - Turin5000 m relay - Bronze
World Championships
2008 - GangneungOverall - Gold
2008 - Gangneng500 m - Gold
2007 - Milan1500 m - Gold
2005 - Beijing1000 m - Gold
2005 - Beijing3000 m - Gold
2001 - Jeonju1500 m - Gold
2008 - Gangneung1000 m - Silver
2005 - Beijing Overall - Silver
2003 - Warsaw3000 m - Silver
2001 - JeonjuOverall - Silver
2001 - Jeonju1000 m - Silver
1999 - Sofia500 m - Silver
2008 - Gangneung3000 m - Bronze
2007 - Milan Overall - Bronze
2007 - Milan1000 m - Bronze
2007 - Milan3000 m - Bronze
2007 - Milan5000 m - Bronze
2005 - Beijing5000 m - Bronze
World Junior Championships
1999 - Montreal Overall - Gold
1999 - Montreal1000 m - Gold
1999 - Montreal1500 m - Gold
1999 - Montreal500 m - Silver
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