I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals.

Being famous hasn't made my life any easier. Every minute I'm dealing with the baby-sitters is one more minute I'm not training.

Franz Klammer was my great idol in my younger years.

When you have won everything in your career, what's left? Why go on?

I have a strong lead so far, and I would be proud to win it because it remains the summit for a skier. I also aim to collect several smaller crystal trophies at Are, especially the GS Cup.

I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty.

At my age, you need to verify that everything is fine. I put a lot of pressure on my body, and I feel sometimes pain in my back and in my knees, so I have to be sure that I can keep on training hard before going on.