Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes.

Winning an Olympic gold medal is like nothing else.

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

I'm just sorry I couldn't come home with a second Olympic gold medal.

I haven't let the gold medal out of my sight; it sleeps next to me in bed.

I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal.