This was a year when the Olympic team should have been bigger. I know we'll have a good team, but we'll be missing some people who I personally hoped would make it.

I love the Olympic Games. The Olympics are an event that few can fathom but all can enjoy, and that's why athletes work our whole lives to put on the greatest show on Earth.

Creating emotion was what my career was all about. I wanted people to laugh at me; I wanted people to cry with me. I wanted people to feel good or to think about something when they watched me. I think that's why, even not being an Olympic champion, I have such a huge following around the world.

I'm so proud of the other two guys on the team. I'm usually not a team person. I usually don't root for people on my team.

If you had told me when he made the switch that he would be on the Olympic team, I would have said he had a great shot. But if you had talked about winning World Cups and world championships, I would have said let's wait and see.

They were pushing me for my own good and for their medal count. I didn't appreciate it and I started to tailspin, changing steps and spins and everything. It just didn't feel comfortable. Having people tell you it is not good enough before you start training, it doesn't help.