My response to them is that?s looking backwards,

My response to them is that?s looking backwards,

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. read more

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.

He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original film was, and he read more

He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original film was, and he doesn't really like the shorter film.

But because the victims die gradually from diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, HIV, and from drug and alcohol read more

But because the victims die gradually from diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, HIV, and from drug and alcohol abuse, the public are generally unaware of the scale of the fatalities,

You start out massively over-eating because portions are larger, and things get activated in the brain and liver that fuel read more

You start out massively over-eating because portions are larger, and things get activated in the brain and liver that fuel the upward movement in body weight,

Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon read more

Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off. - Psychological Reflections.

It's very much a sensitivity model; you don't know what your business looks like a month out. If it rains read more

It's very much a sensitivity model; you don't know what your business looks like a month out. If it rains tomorrow, or it rains for the next week, then you're missing your entire month or quarter. It's a thin business as far as margins are concerned.

I'm so happy to have completed the two triple axels. I wasn't really thinking about winning this championship too much. read more

I'm so happy to have completed the two triple axels. I wasn't really thinking about winning this championship too much. I was more concerned with trying to land the two triple axels.

Never buy shoes early in the day when your feet are their smallest.

Never buy shoes early in the day when your feet are their smallest.