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"You know you can get gaudy with something, and they didn't do that. To me, I think it's very tasteful, well done, with the silver and gold and the engraving. I think it's very tasteful."
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"I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch."
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"Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity."
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"I live for playing live. All my records are live, since After the Gold Rush, with the exception of Trans and the vocals on Landing on Water."
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"Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing."
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"Hunger for gold is made greater as more gold is acquired."
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"The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at."
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"Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths."
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"The only thing I really, really want is for the U.S. to win again. Just to win another team gold. And, of course I would really want to win an all-around gold."
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"I ordered gold in the meantime to be showered down without ceasing among the happy multitude."
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"They're just big in the eyes of the American public."
Appearance

"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."
Chance

"Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run through your mind."
Mind

"I would recommend anybody who gets a chance to see short track skating, make it a point to go out there when Apolo is skating because you won't see anybody better."
Chance

"It's not a sport you get famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey."
Famous

"In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves."
Character

"One thing is having skated five of the best races I've probably could have skated. It was nice to peak at the right time and to do it in an important time in somebody's career."
Time

"I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes."
Nationality

"Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued."
Pretty

"I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money."
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