Ski racer Quotes

Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it.

Follow your dreams. If you have a goal, and you want to achieve it, then work hard and do everything you can to get there, and one day it will come true.

When you fall, get right back up. Just keep going, keep pushing it.

It's hard to give tips to skiers if I don't know how they ski, but I think the most important thing in skiing is you have to be having fun. If you're having fun, then everything else will come easy to you.

To win, you have to risk loss.

It's your life... why not fill it with as much joy as possible?

If you go around being afraid, you're never going to enjoy life.

You have only one chance, so you've got to have fun.

My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that.

Everything else is icing on the cake.

I always channeled what I felt emotionally into skiing - my insecurities, my anger, my disappointment. Skiing was always my outlet, and it worked.

I was ahead in the slalom. But in the second run, everyone fell on a dangerous spot. I was beaten by a woman that got up faster than I did. I learned that people fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster.

Records are the only thing that remain of an athlete, the only thing that people will remember. If I want to ensure that people don't forget me, I can only stop once I've set the bar as high as possible for anyone coming after me.

Be proud of yourself when you do keep going!

The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.

People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster!

You have the strength to push back against what others are making you think or do. You use that muscle of confidence. In the same way, joy is from the inside out, and not letting the things on the outside define you.

People ask me what makes a great skier.

It takes the gift; but besides the gift it takes all the availability of mind which permit total control of all the elements that lead to victory. - total composure.

Unfortunately, we both lead incredibly hectic lives that force us to spend a majority of our time apart. I will always admire and respect Tiger. He and his beautiful family will always hold a special place in my heart.

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

I hate being helpless, and I hate having to ask people to do things for me.

Everyone saw me on TV or read articles, and it was all about my great marriage, the white picket fence, all this success and my perfect life. But behind the scenes, it was a struggle.

People are going through tough times.

I want to say to them, "Live your joy." I know I can tell them that because I went through a lot of hard times. I had a choice of either succumbing to the hard times or figuring it out.

My definition of confidence is how you feel about yourself, and not letting the external world define you.

Setbacks help you to concentrate.

I use men's skis because, honestly, they work better for me.

They're longer, they're stiffer, they're harder to turn - but at the same time, they're much more stable.

I spent a good portion of my life being unable to honor my feelings.

When I started the process of having real friendships it was a huge change. I still struggle with it because it is not familiar ground.

Ski racing is not about how much you weigh.

If weight was the key, everybody would be sucking down food.

For someone to say I am overweight is completely ridiculous.

I feel like, with ski racing, you need to have a short memory.

You crash all the time, and sometimes it's a really bad one, but sometimes it's not so bad.

You are only limited to what you push yourself to, you know? You can always get better.

There is a dessert dish in Austria called Kaiserschmarrn - it's kind of like a sweet raisin pancake with eggs and sugar. It's definitely not something I can eat often, but if I've done well at a race, sometimes that's my celebration treat!

I enjoy just showing people other sides of me, especially everyone always sees me in my helmet and ski suit. It's nice to just show everyone me, just me in my everyday clothes or just me in high heels or just me not in my ski gear, basically.

Facebook and Twitter have changed how people follow ski racing.

In past Olympics, you couldn't stay in touch with the fan base that followed you during the Olympics. They thought they had to wait four years to reconnect.

I can be normal by myself; no one notices me.

I snack on fruit and nuts. In the middle of my long workouts, I'll have a protein shake.

It seems kind of silly, but it's really nice to chill in the kitchen with a friend and bake. It relaxes me, and mixing is probably my favorite part.

I've been to a lot of photo shoots, and I see these girls that are just really thin. They're not healthy. They don't work out.

If we admit it or not, skiing is a little bit of show biz

I was always interested in how to be more joyful.

This goes all the way back to elemenatary school. I looked at what was going on around me and I wanted something better. Because my mother had so many ups and downs, I watned to know how to be "up" more often.

Olay BB Cream is a lifesaver, and I wear it every day while I train and compete.

Twenty-four-hour hydration and sheer color helps me look flawless even when faced with that unforgiving Jumbotron!

In the winter, I'm always in Europe. July and September are New Zealand and Chile camps. I'm always on the road.

I never thought my face would be on the cover of a Red Bull Six Pack.

I will always be someone who wants to do better than others. I love competition.

I think the most important thing in skiing is you have to be having fun.

If you're having fun, then everything else will come easy to you.

Anytime you’re on the podium, it’s good.

I don't give up easily. I have plans to be around for a while.

My goal, for almost my entire career, has been to promote ski racing not just in America, but across the world. I think it's an amazing sport. I am happy to be an ambassador for the next Olympics and I will do my best to honour the Olympics spirit and to hopefully encourage kids to participate in sports, especially in Asia and Korea and I am looking forward to an amazing Olympics.

Roger Federer and my boyfriend, Tiger Woods, inspire me.

It's incredible what they've done in their respective sports, especially Roger. He is the nicest and humblest guy. You would never know that he's the best tennis player of all time. And Tiger is so mentally tough. He can block everything completely out and stay in the moment.

When you introduce something new to a country, you want to do it right.

Generally, that means you have to do it yourself.

I always try to be a universalist, not a specialist.

Quality has always been the overriding factor for us.

But you also have to have happy people working for you.