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"I always do the contrary of what my coaches tell me."
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"How can a coach have any influence over a player that's making over five times more than he is?"
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"And then ultimately what I tell the kids is: coaches can give you information, they can give you guidelines, and they can put you in a position. But the only person who can truly make you better is you."
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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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"My high school coach was Ray O'Conner. He has coached a lot of players that have signed professional contracts, and many of those have gone on to play in the major leagues."
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Personal Development
"I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills."
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"Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired."
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"You are only as good as the coach thinks you are."
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"It's difficult to compare coaches. You really can't compare them."
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"She told me I wasn't playing for the coach, I was playing for myself."
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"The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches."
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"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
"Once the season starts for me, there isn't a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies."
Change
"I always do the contrary of what my coaches tell me."
Coach
"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."
Emotional
"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
"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
"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
"When you back off, it's easier to do mistakes. For me it's better to ski fast."
Mistake
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