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

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.

One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.

I'm still having fun and as long as skiing is enjoyable, I'm going to continue to do it.

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 to think about ankle torsion, where the screws are on the ski, how that affects the forces going into the ski and how the ski bends, your leverage points. It was a challenge. I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.