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 sti…

- 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 mo…

- 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 bad…

- Hermann Maier

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 …

- Hermann Maier

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

- Hermann Maier

I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals.

- Hermann Maier

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

- Hermann Maier

I like to win. If I lose, I'm not very happy.

- Hermann Maier

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

- Hermann Maier