I Like To Keep My Private Life

The Only Mental Games In Ski Racing Is The Mental Game Against Yourself. Is The Whole Goal Of Life Preserving Your Life As Long As You Can? No. The Goal Is To Enjoy Your Life, Challenge Yourself, To Sometimes Make Stupid Decisions-which Are Sometimes Fun And Sometimes Idiotic And Sometimes Just A Big Fat Mistake You Regret.

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.

Once The Season Starts For Me, There Isn't A Change In My Focus, Just A Change In My Tactics And Strategies.

But There Was No Question In My Mind That I Was Gonna Still Go For It. I Was Still Going For The Win. I Wasn't Skiing For Second Or Third Place Today, And In The End I Think That's Probably What Got Me There.

People Want Athletes To Cater To Their Image Of What An Athlete Should Be, But They Also Want Them To Fail So They Can Feel Like Their Screwups Are All Right. If I Make A Priority Shift, I'll Make It Because It's Best For Me.