Benjamin Raich Quotes (27 Quotes)

I've always been strong in slalom. This season I've had some trouble finishing, but that wasn't a problem today.

I pretty much knew I had it going into today's race. But skiing is No. 1 in Austria and people expect an Austrian to be on top of the podium.

For me it was a perfect day. It wasn't easy, but fourth is OK, especially as the overall title is now fixed. This is a result of all the training I've done with my coach and my family. This is also a victory for them.

I'm a little surprised. But I know he is a good slalom skier, and today he made a good downhill. It's a very good winner.

It wasn't perfect, of course. I made a big mistake in the middle part, so it wasn't good for me. But I've got to accept it and look forward. I have to fight.

There was a strong gust of wind that suddenly blew into me and I lost my line. The snow was blowing so hard. It's disappointing, because apart from that, everything was going well. I was on my way to the victory.

It was a tough mistake. But luckily it was on one of steepest part of course, so I didn't lose momentum and I could regain speed immediately. There was no time to think. ... I was also lucky to have a big enough advantage in the first leg.

I reached a major goal of mine today. It's a dream come true. It's a classic and a victory means a lot on such a difficult course.

The most important thing for me today was to have no regrets and to give it everything I have. I'm delighted to have been able to defend my advantage and to finish the season like this.

Hermann is very strong. He's a great skier. He won two medals in the Olympics and has won the World Cup title several times so it's too early to forget about him.

I am speechless, overjoyed. This makes me extremely happy. The Olympic victory was my greatest goal.

It feels good taking the overall lead. But it's not today -- I need to be at top but at the end of season.

There is an excellent chance that I'll win the title. It shows that you are constant over two or three disciplines and that's something that is important to me.

I'm very happy with today's race. It wasn't easy because it was fast in the morning and slower in the afternoon when it got warmer, but I made a good performance.

It was perfect. It was almost fixed yesterday. It was very tough up there and very close. I think the fourth place finish was okay.

It's a big challenge and big goal of mine to win this title again. I will not have any problems getting into the racing spirit.

Having to brake or be slow to get a better start number does not make sense. Braking is not something a skier should have to do. It isn't part of racing.

It was very close, but it was on me to make a clean run. If it's on you, it's no problem because all you have to do is make a good run and it's done. It's in your hands and that's better than if it's out of your hands.

This is great. I've scored 360 points in one week. I didn't do so well in the downhill today so I must still decide if I will race in the big downhill tomorrow.

It was not easy to get a good rhythm. The course was more icy than I expected. I underestimated the course. It was at times very slippery.

I had a silly mistake in the middle passage and that is the one that you have to take right. That didn't go quite well and my chances have not improved, but I want to leave that behind me and look forward to the slalom.

It was a perfect day. Fourth place is good. The overall World Cup title is fixed and all the training and hard work has paid off.

You need luck and patience. Then everything comes back to you. I'm very happy in my whole body.

I was disappointed after the combined and a bit down, so this was good news for me.

I'm lucky I don't have to make that decision.

Some of us are quite tired, it's not so easy to stay totally focused and motivated after our wonderful Olympics. I caught a cold this week, so I have to be happy with today's performance. I had a strong second run this afternoon. This morning, I made a few mistakes but I found some momentum to improve my standings.

I feel very happy to achieve my big goal. It shows that I have been consistent all year round.