Eventually I'd like to have a family. I'd like to not be limping around when I'm 50 years old.

I don't care what other people's judgments come down to-I care what my judgments come down to.

I went through a period at boarding school when my coaches wanted me to switch to snowboarding because they thought I was no good at skiing. I was too skinny. I had terrible technique. They were saying I should be a snowboarder, and luckily, I resisted.

Despite all the pressure and the caliber of accomplishment, I still can honestly say that it's not all about winning.

It is not that I don't recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don't fear the consequences.

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.

If I could wish one thing for anyone, it would be to not have to do anything his entire life-just go along and when you feel like doing something, do it.