“He was a cool guy, probably could have been a good athlete if he hadn’t decided to be a
politician. It was nice to meet the President...but I really made the trip to hear Billy Joel in concert and meet Arnold Schwarznegger at Planet Hollywood.
Unfortunately, the Pres was the only one who showed!”
Casey on Dan Jansen:
“He’s my idol...I’d be crazy not to admire what he accomplished in his speedskating career.
Eric Heiden put U.S. Speedskating on the modern-day map in 1980...D.J. and Bonnie carried the tradition into the ‘90s. It’s pretty clear that my job is to try to follow in their footsteps in Salt Lake City in 2002.”