When You Back Off, It's

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.

There's Been Times When I've Been In Really Tough Shape At The Top Of The Course. Talk About A Hard Challenge Right There. I Mean, If You Ever Tried To Ski When You're Wasted, It's Not Easy. Try And Ski A Slalom When … You Hit A Gate Less Than Every One A Second, So It's Risky, You Know. You're Putting Your Life At Risk There. It's Like Driving Drunk Only There's No Rules About It In Ski Racing.

At The End Of The Day, You Have To Make Sure You're At Least Listening To What Your Head Is Telling You, What Your Heart Is Telling You. That's Hard To Do When There Are A Million Other People Shouting As Loud As They Can.

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 Way I Judge Myself Is Not On How Many World Cups I Can Win In A Row.