Final Quote by Hermann Maier

I've had a lot of people tell me, 'Yeah, sure, you're good at slalom, but wait till you get to the real events like…

— Mikaela Shiffrin

One year I won many trophies when skiing, but then the year after I felt that physically, the others were so much stronger.

— Jannik Sinner

It was those medals I won at Kottayam that gave me the confidence to dream it big in athletics.

— P. T. Usha

I was winning a lot when I was young in skiing, and in tennis I never won. And then slowly I started to lose…

— Jannik Sinner

Winning the overall is a dream I've had since being a young skier. It's everyone's dream.

— Tina Maze

I remember in particular my first victory when I achieved a very fast time in what were perfect conditions but since then the wind…

— Haile Gebrselassie

For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.

— Kim Yuna

I slalom ski. I wakeboard. I hike and rock climb.

— Sydney Sweeney

I have fought back. From not being allowed to play, I have now qualified for Olympics in two events, it is satisfying. I feel…

— Jwala Gutta

But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I…

— Bode Miller

We went out there as a team and believed we could win. I am an Olympic champion.

— Mark Lewis-Francis

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

— Hermann Maier