When You Back Off, It's

I Really Am A Thinker. I Don't Do Things Rash. I Know Some Of The Things I've Said Or The Way I Act Seem Rash. But I Do Take Ownership Of It. I Don't Say Things I Don't Mean.

We Should Tell Our Kids To Just Have Fun, Participate And Not Get Bent On Winning Or Losing. But Every Coach, When They Say That, They Say It Tongue In Cheek, 'don't Worry About Winning': If You Win I'll Get You Ice Cream, But If You Lose I'm Going To Pout In The Car.

That Feeling Is The Same Whether You're On Either Side Of The Hundredths. Obviously, It's Great To Win The World Championship, But If You Put Down That Kind Of Skiing, It's Awesome Either Way.

I Had Crashes When I Was Small And Gumby-like That Would Have Killed Me Now. I Would Just Fly Off Jumps And Go 40 Or 50 Meters When I Was 6 Years Old - Break Skis, Smash My Goggles And Get A Bloody Nose And Go Crawl Inside For A Little While And Then Come Back Out And Ski More In The Afternoon.

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.