Reporter: "I'm Bill Tucker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Joining me now is speedskater Apolo Ohno. Apolo having the honor of ringing the opening bell this morning. You know, not that there's any connection or anything, but, Apolo, you show up, we get a big sharp nice rally in the market today. How did it feel ringing the opening bell?
Apolo: Oh, just being able to come here, the experience I've been having -- having a great rally is just incredible. The energy here is incredible. It's an experience for me.
Reporter: Yeah, you know, I've always wondered what does it feel like when you ring that bell -- to look out over all that sea of people and to have all of that stuff happening?
Apolo: I'm just trying to, you know, imagine over 100 million people watching it, you know. It's amazing, it really is.
Reporter: I know it sounds stupid but how does it compare to an Olympic experience?
Apolo: It's a different kind of energy, you know. I mean, at the Olympics, you know, it was all true to heart but this also is so intense and just so electrifying. Walking around and feeling the energy and the focus here -- never I would have thought I'd ever be able to come here.
Reporter: Yeah, it is a pretty awesome feeling. And I gotta ask you about a couple of other things -- got any plans to attend the World Cup?
Apolo: Definitely. You know, I've gotta start training pretty soon, get my body ready eventually at the end of this month, so it should be good. But hopefully I can get back on the circuit.
Reporter: How does it feel to be the most unwelcome visitor to Korea? I gotta ask you that one, too.
Apolo: I don't know. You know, I heard about that. That's unfortunate. You know, I just go out there and skate my best. But I'm not really focused on that. I'm just having a great time, enjoying my success, and hopefully, I can look forward to bringing more of my excellence to my sport.
Reporter: Well, it never struck me as a you issue. It always struck me you didn't make the call, you didn't make the decision. You just went out there and strapped on those skates and skated the ice. It was a refereeing decision, not an Apolo Ohno one.
Apolo: Right, exactly, exactly.
Reporter: What's next for you? Where can we look for you next and what's next in your life as you start to move on here?
Apolo: Uh, a lot more events and a lot of appearances. I would love going into the entertainment business but after being here, I don't know, it's very tempting to be able to come here and this is . . . I like this a lot. But, you know, definitely my love right now is skating and that's my heart and so, you know, I'm going to keep pursuing it and try to be the best skater I can be.
Reporter: Can you pursue and actually make a good living at being a skater because it comes from endorsement contracts or how does it work for you?
Apolo: I think it's quite possible, you know. I'm always looking for the positive end; if I'm able to market myself well, get myself with the right companies, and then, I think -- because there's no limits definitely.
Reporter: Have you been seeing endorsement contracts come in?
Apolo: Well, they're coming in. You know, definitely, Janie Miller at IMG, she's been working her butt off for me. It's great, I need somebody like that, and just having a good support staff around me to be able to conceive ideas and just kind of go around and attract different companies. So, you know, I'm definitely open, for sure.
Reporter: All right. So the people from Yahoo can call you if they want, is that right? (Laughing) Apolo: (Laughing) That's right. Call me -- (unintelligible) . . . your stock goes up.
Reporter: There you go -- terrific. Thank you very much for taking the time to be our guest. Appreciate it.
Apolo: Thank you.
Reporter: We're speaking with Apolo Ohno, America's speedskater."
