Hermann Maier Quotes

• When you have won everything in your career, what’s left? Why go on?

  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.

  Hermann Maier

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

  Hermann Maier

• 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.

  Hermann Maier

• 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

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

  Hermann Maier

• 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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• It’s good to ski for fun, but I still want to win races as often as possible.

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• It’s funny to have become an elegant skier now. But my drive is still the same.

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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.

  Hermann Maier

• It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City.

  Hermann Maier

• 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.

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• I’m quite excited to think that I will run the Olympic race here next year.

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• I’m happy to belong to this group of top champions having excelled here.

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• I won a great giant slalom in Japan last week, and it gave me momentum for this final part of the season.

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• I was quite moved to see this huge crowd which attended the ceremony in the middle of the town.

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• I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty.

  Hermann Maier

• I still have more to fight for in the coming years.

  Hermann Maier

• I still have many goals left, especially the Overall World Cup standings.

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Hermann Maier (29)

Birth:	7th December, 1972
Nationality:	Austrian
Profession:	Ski Racer

About

Hermann Maier, known as the Herminator was born in Altenmarkt im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria. He is a former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. Maier ranks among the finest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titles, two Olympic gold medals, and three World Championship titles. In 2004, Maier wrote an autobiography with his friend and former publicity agent, Knut Okresek. The book, Hermann Maier: Das Rennen Meines Lebens.

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