Skating, like all other sports, has an element of strategy.

The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.

When the rules of judging skating in international competition changed in 2004 with the goal of making judging more transparent, one of the consequences was the rewarding of skaters who attempt more challenging technical elements in the pursuit of ever more points.

Obviously, the competition at an Olympics, the emotions are running high, and the stakes are higher for these athletes, so it does bring an incredible, palpable excitement and emotion into the building.

The mental part of the game, being able to free up on the tennis court, is much easier said than done.

I'm not sure I've learned anything new about life; but I've had to think harder about death and what comes after for other people.

I took my time with the sport of MMA. I wrestled, won the Olympics. I boxed for years.

After Lockerbie, everyone thought, now we've learned the lesson of how to be proactive instead of being reactive. Unfortunately, September 11 came and we know the result. Thousands of people lost their lives. Security totally failed, not at one airport, at three different airports around the country.