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.

I still have more to fight for in the coming years.

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

Franz Klammer was my great idol in my younger years.

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.

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

I like to win. If I lose, I'm not very happy.