Olympics Quotations | Page 5

I'd be lying if I said I don't have any regrets with my skating today, but I believe I'll feel a different feeling if I go to an Olympics for the second time.

I am convening the African Leaders Forum on Disability in partnership with Special Olympics so that a marginalized population long unrecognized does not remain in the shadows. I consider this a critical, moral and practical challenge.

We're starting to get more excited about it. It's still a long way off, even though we're leaving today. We get to Italy on Feb. 8 and we don't start competing till Feb. 13, but (there's) the excitement of being there for the opening ceremonies, the Olympics themselves and the ambiance that goes with it.

He said it makes up for losing in the Olympics. He said he wanted to say congratulations and to tell the guys, ?Way to go.' It was nice of him to take that time, in the middle of the season and right after Olympics -- he had a lot going on. It was a nice gesture.

Our federation has been through hell these last few weeks. We need to get past all this and start to think only about the Olympics for a little while.

Our unprecedented network and cable coverage this year will provide viewers with a more extensive and interactive Olympics experience including up-to-the-minute updates and medal count.

To be ahead of two teams that were ahead of us after the compulsory in the Olympics is a good start.

Clearly, those of us women who play football wish that there was more coverage. But it's one of those things that happens. Every year the level is getting higher, and I think we surprise a lot of people when the world focuses its attention on the World Cup or the Olympics final.

If there's anything that is the center of my career both creatively and emotionally, it's the Olympics.

One thing I'll be talking about during the Olympics is what my partner and I would do in this or that situation, ... Not so much in the sense of I wish I were there, but more like what would be effective against opponents.