When You Back Off, It's Easier To

I Couldn't Be Happier With Where My Life's At Right Now. I Have Great Partners, I Have Great Stimulating Relationships On The Business Side Of Things, I've Been Really Busy And Productive.

In Some Ways, That's The Story Of My Season - When I Wasn't Making Big Mistakes, I Was Winning Races And Being On The Podium. And When I Made Mistakes I Was Still Fourth Or Fifth, Just Off The Podium.

I Simply Think Things Through, And I Look At Problems. One Thing I Pride Myself On Is The Ability To Connect Unconnected Thoughts And Come Up With New, Unique Thoughts.

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.

Some Of Them I Probably Would Like. Some Of My Fans Probably Beat Their Wives Or Run Over Little Kids And They Just Happen To Watch Me On Tv And Like The Way I Ski. Obviously I Clearly Wouldn't Like That Person If I Knew 'em Better.