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" 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
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" 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. "
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" One victory more or less doesn't make the difference for me now. "
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" There is no pressure on me, I can take a lot of risks in the coming weeks. I feel free to ski the way I decide on race-day because the overall title was not my main target this winter. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" My attitude on skis is different now. I have learned to put less pressure on myself and on the edges of my skis when I'm racing, to be keep myself more under control. "
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Control
Now
" This time, I took it easier. I stood up before it so as not to crash again. "
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" I'm happy to belong to this group of top champions having excelled here. "
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Champions
Here
" I was quite moved to see this huge crowd which attended the ceremony in the middle of the town. "
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Which
See
" 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. "
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Top
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Think
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Years
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" 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. "
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Lose
Everything
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Lose
Happy
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Top
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