When You Get Old, It's Hard To

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.

When I Was Little, I Spent A Lot Of Time By Myself. When Other Kids Were In School, I Was Skiing And Thinking About Things. I Was Alone On The Mountain.

There's So Many Guys Skiing So Fast Right Now That You Really Have To Be Willing To Take A Lot Of Risks If You Want To Give Yourself A Chance To Win. I'm Prepared To Do It; It's Just A Matter Of If I Can Make It Work.

Sometimes I'm Disciplined, But I Like To Be A Total Slacker, Too. I Party Hard, But I Train Hard.

My Team Has Been Very Unreceptive About The Fact That I Consistently Show Them That I Train Slightly Differently Than They Do, That I Consistently Show Them That I Am In Better Shape For Ski Racing Than Anyone Else On The Team.