Author Profile
Hermann Maier
1972 • Austrian • Athlete
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Showing 29 quotesWhen I was a child, all I wanted was to enter the Austrian team and to compete on the World Cup tour. I had to fight hard to reach this. I wanted badly to win each race.— Hermann Maier
The crowd is wonderful. There is always a superb atmosphere in the finish area. It's good for the World Cup. I missed it a lot when I had to rest and it's so nice to be back here.— Hermann Maier
Ski racing, especially downhill, is a dangerous activity and there are many accidents. It would be really too bad to lose everything because of a crash.— Hermann Maier
It was really tough to race the GS a day after the downhill, but that's over now. I'm looking forward for the rest of the season which is also quite interesting.— Hermann Maier
It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City.— Hermann Maier
If I remain healthy, I can win more races, but I don't think so much about setting new records. I'm already proud to have become the leading Austrian World Cup racer.— Hermann Maier
I won a great giant slalom in Japan last week, and it gave me momentum for this final part of the season.— Hermann Maier
I was quite moved to see this huge crowd which attended the ceremony in the middle of the town.— Hermann Maier
I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty.— Hermann Maier
I sat down with my trainers to check my past seasons and to see what could be done to keep me motivated and in good shape. I had to find a new motivation, a new momentum.— Hermann Maier
I planned to stop in 2002 after the Salt Lake City Olympics. I felt able to remain competitive another four years, and I wanted to stop while I'm still at the top.— Hermann Maier