“The crowd is wonderful. There is always a superb atmosphere in the finish area. …” — Hermann Maier

When 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.

This time, I took it easier. I stood up before it so as not to crash again.

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.

One victory more or less doesn't make the difference for me now.