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"I went through a period at boarding school when my coaches wanted me to switch to snowboarding because they thought I was no good at skiing. I was too skinny. I had terrible technique. They were saying I should be a snowboarder, and luckily, I resisted."
"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."
"I tried retiring a couple of times and it just didn't really stick so, but at some point enough things conspire together and it does stick."
"Join the bold, the brazen, the unintimidated. Join not having excuses. Join the idea that fun is the source of all joy. Join the unwillingness to give up. Join doing things your way. Join not joining. Join that purpose is stronger than outcome. Join your gut. Join the constant challenge of seeking greatness. Join play. Join the hunger to find what makes you happy. Join karma and nature and the effect you have on your world. Join your philosophy. Join something bigger than you. Join what you believe."
"The best way to protect your own freedom is to watch everybody else's back. That's the essence of community."
"A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point."
"Sometimes it's all about the win, sometimes it's about the skiing."
"It is not that I don't recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don't fear the consequences."
"Eventually I'd like to have a family. I'd like to not be limping around when I'm 50 years old."
"I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously."
"My team has been very unreceptive about the fact that I consistently show them that I train slightly differently than they do, that I consistently show them that I am in better shape for ski racing than anyone else on the team."
"I'm still having fun and as long as skiing is enjoyable, I'm going to continue to do it."
"Sometimes I'm disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard."
"You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared. You go through the emotional roller coaster at what it's like to compete at the Olympic level and you let that run through your whole body."
"If I could wish one thing for anyone, it would be to not have to do anything his entire life-just go along and when you feel like doing something, do it."
"It does matter that it's the Olympics. I just did it my way. I'm not a martyr, and I'm not a do-gooder. I just want to go out and rock. And man, I rocked here."
"Obviously, you always want to win, but you want to win by skiing a race that you're proud of and you feel like you really challenged yourself and left it all out there."
"At this point in my career, I have the privilege of choosing my partners. In the beginning, you more or less take what comes in the door - or what matches up with your brand. But you're always subject to what's available, especially in the ski world where there are not infinite choices, especially on the fashion side."
"My goal is the same as every year - to not hurt myself."
"I've been myself my whole life."