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"I always do the contrary of what my coaches tell me."
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"You know over 20 years I played for a number of managers and dozens of coaches. I don't know any of them that I didn't learn something from to help make me a better player."
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"I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China."
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"If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving."
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"Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach that is responsible for a different area and different category on the field."
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"Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn't that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk."
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"Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate."
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"I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach."
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"The main thing I do now is I coach kids, and all of these stories along the way are based in reality."
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"I criticize a lot of players and coaches. But I back it up with facts. A lot of times guys get mad at me because someone told them what I said. I say, 'You're wrong: Go check the tape.'"
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"But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see."
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"It's not quite as important who you beat as that you end up on top."
Competition
"My goal is the same as every year - to not hurt myself."
Goal
"In some ways, that's the story of my season - when I wasn't making big mistakes, I was winning races and being on the podium. And when I made mistakes I was still fourth or fifth, just off the podium."
Winning
"But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasn't skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that's probably what got me there."
Sports
"People in the U.S. will watch anything if it's put in front of their face over and over again. I like to see what's possible, more than anything."
People
"I always do the contrary of what my coaches tell me."
Coach
"Once the season starts for me, there isn't a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies."
Change
"When you back off, it's easier to do mistakes. For me it's better to ski fast."
Mistake
"That feeling is the same whether you're on either side of the hundredths. Obviously, it's great to win the world championship, but if you put down that kind of skiing, it's awesome either way."
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