Ted Ligety Quotes

I've never liked the idea of working for other people.

There are definitely perks to being a good ski racer.

I work a lot with my ski sponsor, Head, to develop new technologies.

I feel very confident in my skiing. I know I have a good chance to win any race I start.

It's my first Olympics, I'm very young. It's incredible.

A lot of racers have some of their best days when they're sick.

When I grew up, I had a lot of fun ski racing with my friends. We pushed each other, and this made it easier to work hard.

I think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.

If you're having fun doing what you're doing, you're gonna really want to work hard at it.

Sochi will be my third Olympics, and I'm coming into these games in a stronger position than I've been in years past.

I started playing around with GoPros on my own to get some cool footage. But it's actually become a big training tool for my team and me.

I was skiing fast in training, but that really doesn't count for anything until you actually do it in a race. So to finally get to prove how fast you are skiing is an added bonus that goes along with winning the first race of the year. Any race win is a good win. I don't really care where it is. I've been on the podium a bunch of times here, but it's always good for your confidence to start off the year with a victory.

Something I still work on today is ankle flexion - ankle pressure in your boots. There is no way to turn or have your skis carve unless you're going down the hill leaning forward, and that puts you in a good athletic position to do whatever you want to do on your skis - make quick turns, make long turns, or absorb bumps.

I don't do ski racing to be famous.

I wanted kids to know that it's cool to be in a ski race in the morning and to go play in the terrain park in the afternoon. It's not one or the other.