I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
It's important for me to live my life honestly.
The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
People in the U.S. will watch anything if it's put in front of their face over and over again. I like to see what's possible, more than anything.
I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
Once the season starts for me, there isn't a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies.
At the end of the day, you have to make sure you're at least listening to what your head is telling you, what your heart is telling you. That's hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they can.
Some of them I probably would like. Some of my fans probably beat their wives or run over little kids and they just happen to watch me on TV and like the way I ski. Obviously I clearly wouldn't like that person if I knew 'em better.
We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing. But every coach, when they say that, they say it tongue in cheek, 'Don't worry about winning': If you win I'll get you ice cream, but if you lose I'm going to pout in the car.
One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.
"Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs."
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