Apolo Ohno

“Passion is the spark for everything. By itself, passion is never enough. Just like talent is never enough. But it's your fire starter.Without passion, you won't do something 100 percent. That's the bottom line.And what's the point of doing something if you're not doing it 100 percent?”

“Who else, when we stepped to the line in Torino, was going to be so mentally tough? Who else would have proven to himself that he could do anything he set out to do? In a sport that was always one tick away from being entirely out of control, who else would have done everything he could to take charge of the things he could-and should- control to put himself in position to excel?”