51 Quotes by Ted Ligety

It's the nature of the beast, playing sports on the ski team and how competitive all of us are. I want to beat everybody's time.

My parents never pushed me to ski race. It was my choice and something I really wanted to do. I would have rebelled if they had pushed me, and I wouldn't have had the same passion.

I don't do ski racing to be famous.

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

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

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

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'm very involved in Shred, constantly checking in on something. It takes a lot of time. But it has let me leverage who I am as an athlete into a product.

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