Where is it written that the Olympics are only for winners?
I'm the Eagle: I can fly.
Resilience can go an awful long way.
Maybe I am a little bit of a clown, but I am also a serious sportsman.
I receive kindness every day. I love to smile when I'm out and about, and if someone smiles back, which happens about half the time, I think that's an act of kindness every couple of minutes in my day.
I've never really let any kind of negative things affect me, generally. I would take a positive out of the most desperately horrible situation.
I wish they'd build a ski jump at the Grand Canyon; it'd be fantastic.
If there were some people who considered me a joke, I'm sorry about that. But I did not do it for any other reason except that I loved to ski jump, and I had hopes that by my doing it, other people in my country would take up the sport.
I had no money, no training facilities, no snow, no ski jumps, no trainer, but I still managed to ski jump for my country - and getting there was my gold medal.
The worst thing that happened to me as a child was seeing my brother get pushed into a cement mixer.
The failures are the people who never get off their bums.
I try to keep fit, as it's better for both skiing and plastering. I cycle and jog and I dance a lot - Ceroc, a form of modern jive.
I want to prove to the skeptics that I'm not a clown. I'm very serious about what I do. I want to be a good ski jumper who has a sense of humor.
I made my dream come true despite all the obstacles - no money, no training, no skis, no snow.
If you have got a dream and you've got ambition, then go for it. You know, unless you try, you'll never know.
I've had an operation on my jaw - I don't have the big jaw anymore - and I've also had an operation on my eyes.
The press portrayed me as a joke and a clown.
I don't like bullies or selfishness or people who are grumpy.
I always do the very best I can, and I should be given the opportunity and the right to represent my country.
I like nothing more than walking down a country lane or along a mountain path - it's not proof that there is anything bigger than ourselves, but I feel very much at peace.
