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

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" I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity. "

" I'm not a crier. "

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

" The thing is I have no ACL. So unless I get surgery, there's nothing really magical that I can do that's going to make it better. I just can get my leg stronger, my muscle stronger and try and support it a little more. But that has a small impact. My knee is loose, and it's not stable, and that's the way it's going to be from here on out. "

" I've always heard that heli-skiing in Alaska is amazing. I would love to be able to do that at some point in my life. "

" I feel like winning a world championship was a hurdle I had to get over. "

" 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! "

" Tiger Woods makes me a better athlete. "

" Ski racing is not about how much you weigh. If weight was the key, everybody would be sucking down food. "

" Skiing takes so much out of me, and when I start a family, I want to do it 100%. "

" I'm not trying to race the whole men's tour; I just want to race one time. If you know me, which most people on the World Cup do, they know that this is a legitimate goal of mine and not a publicity stunt. "

" When I get on the World Cup tour, I'm kind of disconnected from the world. I just kind of get wrapped up in my world and wrapped up in trying to ski fast every day, and I forget about everything else. "

" 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. "

" I've always loved working, doing interviews with the guys on the 'Today' show; everyone's really easygoing, and I always feel comfortable on the show. "

" I have a race routine. I have a team of people helping me. I have winning habits. I believe in myself. I have balance in my life. "

" Vail Resorts School of Shred program is a great way to help encourage kids to stay active by getting them outside and on the mountain. "

" For sure, 2010 was the best year I've ever had. It couldn't have gone any better for me. Even if I just won the Olympic gold medal, that would have made it the best year of my career and the best day of my life, period. Winning the World Cup races and the overall title just topped it off. "

" I want to keep pushing the limits to see what's possible. That's the nice thing about ski racing - no one is stopping you from going faster. "

" 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 really like figure skating. "

" I take risks - that's my life on the slopes and off. "

" Life's short, you know? Especially as an athlete. Your career is very short, and you use the opportunities that you have because you're not going to have them again. "

" I have a little Nintendo DS, and I play these brain games that are supposed to stimulate your mind. "

" I'm proud to be part of any Olympic team. "

" When my parents were getting divorced, I just said to myself, 'Go to sleep, and tomorrow you can go skiing.' I cried myself to sleep, and in the morning I was up on the mountain, and I was good. "

" I try to eat on the healthier side, but baked goods are hard to resist. I just love sweet things. "

" My mother-in-law's from Norway, and she's always liked old-school remedies. "

" You can get a big gust of wind, and your Olympics are over. "

" An overall title is one of the biggest things you can win in our sport. "