I've been myself my whole life.

There is no such thing as too much snow.

I like to win. If I lose, I'm not very happy.

It's important for me to live my life honestly.

I really lack the words to compliment myself today.

I still have more to fight for in the coming years.

All the people know Tomba, but not the real Alberto.

I always do the contrary of what my coaches tell me.

Franz Klammer was my great idol in my younger years.

Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.

My goal is the same as every year - to not hurt myself.

I like to keep my private life private for the most part.

If you're unhappy with the way you played, what's the point?

One victory more or less doesn't make the difference for me now.

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's not quite as important who you beat as that you end up on top.

I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.

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

The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.

I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.

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

I'm happy to belong to this group of top champions having excelled here.

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

Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.

This time, I took it easier. I stood up before it so as not to crash again.

I'm quite excited to think that I will run the Olympic race here next year.

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

When you back off, it's easier to do mistakes. For me it's better to ski fast.

It's funny to have become an elegant skier now. But my drive is still the same.

I don't know anything about luck, but that the harder I train, the luckier I get.

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

I'm still having fun and as long as skiing is enjoyable, I'm going to continue to do it.

One kid's old, used-up equipment is another kid's brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.

I do not know anything about luck, apart from that the more I practice, the luckier I get.

You know, the mountains are full of dangers, and they swallow you up. But mostly, they give.

It's a big dream for me to go home with two gold medals. It's not very easy as it looks like.

I don't care what other people's judgments come down to-I care what my judgments come down to.

Eventually I'd like to have a family. I'd like to not be limping around when I'm 50 years old.

I was quite moved to see this huge crowd which attended the ceremony in the middle of the town.

The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.

To win, I have to get angry. My anger is directed at the course, at attacking it and beating it.

Sometimes I'm disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.

It is not that I don't recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don't fear the consequences.

I won a great giant slalom in Japan last week, and it gave me momentum for this final part of the season.

I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant.

The best way to protect your own freedom is to watch everybody else's back. That's the essence of community.

Once the season starts for me, there isn't a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies.

From 1999 to 2003 was the peak of equipment in ski racing. Since then, it's all gone in the wrong direction.

I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty.

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