14 Quotes by Luke Bodensteiner

We start from scratch - that's good. They made the right call.

First, we need to provide our existing elite-level athletes with a stronger program. Secondly, we need to rejuvenate the development programs we've started in the past, but have not been able to fully maintain. Right now, we don't have a way to get those young athletes the exposure to international racing, which they need.

This is a strong team, even stronger than we had four years ago. Those who were rookies in Salt Lake have developed into real performers now, and our first-timers in 2006 are poised for some very noteworthy results themselves, which we can continue to build from.

It's a good jump. We're still shy of Norway, but most nations are shy of Norway and find a way to get it done.

He's one of the guys who's capable of making a quick comeback. He's a perfect technician on the hill, and ski jumping is 99 percent technique. ... It was a knee problem, but it was mostly a mental problem - mostly just burnout.