Hermann Maier Quotes

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• Being famous hasn't made my life any easier. Every minute I'm dealing with the baby-sitters is one more minute I'm not training.
• It's good to ski for fun, but I still want to win races as often as possible.
• At my age, you need to verify that everything is fine. I put a lot of pressure on my body, and I feel sometimes pain…
• If I remain healthy, I can win more races, but I don't think so much about setting new records. I'm already proud to have become…
• It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City.
• It's funny to have become an elegant skier now. But my drive is still the same.
• It was really tough to race the GS a day after the downhill, but that's over now. I'm looking forward for the rest of the…
• One victory more or less doesn't make the difference for me now.
• 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…
• As the time goes by, you change, your learn new things, your attitude is different. For the moment, I'm still enjoying ski racing so much…
• For the moment, the snow is quite wet and soft. If it was hard or icy, it would be a perfect downhill for my style,…
• 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…
• The crowd is wonderful. There is always a superb atmosphere in the finish area. It's good for the World Cup. I missed it a lot…
• I'm happy to belong to this group of top champions having excelled here.
• Franz Klammer was my great idol in my younger years.
• 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…
• 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…
• I still have many goals left, especially the Overall World Cup standings.
• 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…
• I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals.

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