It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City.

It's good to ski for fun, but I still want to win races as often as possible.

When you have won everything in your career, what's left? Why go on?

I sat down with my trainers to check my past seasons and to see what could be done to keep me motivated and in good shape. I had to find a new motivation, a new momentum.

I have a strong lead so far, and I would be proud to win it because it remains the summit for a skier. I also aim to collect several smaller crystal trophies at Are, especially the GS Cup.

My attitude on skis is different now. I have learned to put less pressure on myself and on the edges of my skis when I'm racing, to be keep myself more under control.

When I was a child, all I wanted was to enter the Austrian team and to compete on the World Cup tour. I had to fight hard to reach this. I wanted badly to win each race.

I planned to stop in 2002 after the Salt Lake City Olympics. I felt able to remain competitive another four years, and I wanted to stop while I'm still at the top.

I still have many goals left, especially the Overall World Cup standings.

I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals.

Franz Klammer was my great idol in my younger years.

The Maker is a Mighty warrior.

The look she gives me is priceless - shock mixed with pure pleasure. I make a note to put that look on her face as often as possible.

That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent." - Chinese Proverb

Not everyone is your friend. When you are psychic you tend to forget that others don't view life the way you do.

Why do Greeks always open restaurants that fail?

Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.

It is an act of courage to acknowledge our own uncertainty and sit with it for a while.

current research is showing that true leaders enjoy using their power and are comfortable with it - so comfortable, in fact, that they don't mind sharing that control when it is appropriate to do so.

Funk never dies. It is eternal. It just smells a little different from time to time.

Working with 50 Cent was great, you know what Im saying? It was just great to work with 50 Cent.