I would never want to be selected to a team just because I am going to set a record. It's critical to me to earn my way.

It's always a thrill to wear the flag and ride for Canada in any competition, but especially the Olympics.

I remember back in the early '70s, when I had a disastrous Grand Prix, my wife, Lynn, said to me, 'Don't worry, you're going to be a late boomer.' That's what she said to me, and I've always held that thought.

The minute I put my leg on a horse and say, 'Come on, let's go,' I absolutely believe that the horse and I can do it and that we will do it. And I am always shocked when we actually don't do it. If the analytical mind ever overrode that optimist in me, I'd be in some serious trouble.

My job is to try to protect jobs in Kentucky now, not speculate about science in the future.

Gelsey Kirkland has had more than her share of demons, as her two distressing memoirs - and her violently checkered career - attest.

If I can score goals, then why not, I think the fans will love to see that. I have a big career looking ahead and I want to impress.

The traditional route to success in science fiction is by making a name for yourself in short fiction, so people who read science fiction magazines will recognize your byline on a novel.