They're just big in the eyes of the American public.
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We never did a lot of weights, but a lot of repetitions. The most I would use doing squats was 300 pounds.
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You don't really want to load up a whole lot, probably anything more than four hours before the race. I needed something to make me feel full, but I certainly didn't want it to make me feel stuffed.
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We had a party with the rest of the skaters in our trailer and then the next day we were off to see Jimmy Carter. And then we had the World Championships the next weekend, so not a lot of chance to catch up.
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Provided he skates up to his potential and doesn't get sick or anything like that, I think he's got a fairly good chance. My biggest concern is that he will get distracted by it all. Physically, no one can beat him at 1,500, 5,000 or 10,000. He's just got to be really focused on what's going on and not get all wrapped up in the potential distractions.
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Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?
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