Obviously, you always want to win, but you want to win by skiing a race that you're proud of and you feel like you really challenged yourself and left it all out there.

One kid's old, used-up equipment is another kid's brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.

I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.

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.

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.

I tried retiring a couple of times and it just didn't really stick so, but at some point enough things conspire together and it does stick.

From 1999 to 2003 was the peak of equipment in ski racing. Since then, it's all gone in the wrong direction.