Being famous hasn't made my life any easier. Every minute I'm dealing with the baby-sitters is one more minute I'm not training. Hermann Maier More Quotes by Hermann Maier More Quotes From Hermann Maier 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. Hermann Maier painathletemotivational When you have won everything in your career, what's left? Why go on? Hermann Maier leftcareersgoes-on 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 momentummotivationalpast 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. Hermann Maier teamstarschildren 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. Hermann Maier racingpressureattitude 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 citieslakesyears I still have many goals left, especially the Overall World Cup standings. Hermann Maier cupsgoalworld I have a strong lead so far, and I would be proud to win it because it remains the summit for a skier. I also aim to collect several smaller crystal trophies at Are, especially the GS Cup. Hermann Maier strongwould-bewinning I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals. Hermann Maier rivalsracewinning I still have more to fight for in the coming years. Hermann Maier stillsfightingyears I like to win. If I lose, I'm not very happy. Hermann Maier very-happyifswinning I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty. Hermann Maier rhythmweekthinking Franz Klammer was my great idol in my younger years. Hermann Maier idolsyears I'm happy to belong to this group of top champions having excelled here. Hermann Maier championgroups 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 atmosphereniceworld It's good to ski for fun, but I still want to win races as often as possible. Hermann Maier racewinningfun 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 racewinningthinking It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City. Hermann Maier careerscitieslakes It's funny to have become an elegant skier now. But my drive is still the same. Hermann Maier skierselegantstills 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 aerospaceraceinteresting
