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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.

It Is Not That I Don't Recognize The Danger In Ski Racing, But That I Don't Fear The Consequences.

Despite All The Pressure And The Caliber Of Accomplishment, I Still Can Honestly Say That It's Not All About Winning.

I Had Crashes When I Was Small And Gumby-like That Would Have Killed Me Now. I Would Just Fly Off Jumps And Go 40 Or 50 Meters When I Was 6 Years Old - Break Skis, Smash My Goggles And Get A Bloody Nose And Go Crawl Inside For A Little While And Then Come Back Out And Ski More In The Afternoon.

There's Been Times When I've Been In Really Tough Shape At The Top Of The Course. Talk About A Hard Challenge Right There. I Mean, If You Ever Tried To Ski When You're Wasted, It's Not Easy. Try And Ski A Slalom When … You Hit A Gate Less Than Every One A Second, So It's Risky, You Know. You're Putting Your Life At Risk There. It's Like Driving Drunk Only There's No Rules About It In Ski Racing.