It's never easy at the Olympic level. Russia, Romania and China always are contenders.

Probably Romania and China and Russia. I think they're all working really hard to beat us right now.

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

The fallacy of the neoclassicals is their tenet that total employment, though hit by shocks, can be said always to be heading back to some normal level.

If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy.