When you have won everything in your career, what's left? Why go on? 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 pain athlete motivational 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 momentum motivational past 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 team stars children 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 racing pressure attitude 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 cities lakes years I still have many goals left, especially the Overall World Cup standings. Hermann Maier cups goal world 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 strong would-be winning I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals. Hermann Maier rivals race winning I still have more to fight for in the coming years. Hermann Maier stills fighting years I like to win. If I lose, I'm not very happy. Hermann Maier very-happy ifs winning I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty. Hermann Maier rhythm week thinking Franz Klammer was my great idol in my younger years. Hermann Maier idols years I'm happy to belong to this group of top champions having excelled here. Hermann Maier champion groups 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 atmosphere nice world It's good to ski for fun, but I still want to win races as often as possible. Hermann Maier race winning fun 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 race winning thinking It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City. Hermann Maier careers cities lakes It's funny to have become an elegant skier now. But my drive is still the same. Hermann Maier skiers elegant stills 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 aerospace race interesting One victory more or less doesn't make the difference for me now. Hermann Maier victory differences
