Benjamin Raich Quotations

I did well all season and I'm up to five globes now. That's unbelievable and I think it's very hard to find the right words to say how I feel.

I am speechless, overjoyed. This makes me extremely happy. The Olympic victory was my greatest goal.

I'm a little surprised. But I know he is a good slalom skier, and today he made a good downhill. It's a very good winner.

I had a silly mistake in the middle passage and that is the one that you have to take right. That didn't go quite well and my chances have not improved, but I want to leave that behind me and look forward to the slalom.

I feel very happy to achieve my big goal. It shows that I have been consistent all year round.

Having to brake or be slow to get a better start number does not make sense. Braking is not something a skier should have to do. It isn't part of racing.

Hermann is very strong. He's a great skier. He won two medals in the Olympics and has won the World Cup title several times so it's too early to forget about him.

There is an excellent chance that I'll win the title. It shows that you are constant over two or three disciplines and that's something that is important to me.

This was a goal I had long envisioned. It was not easy. I had a lot of pressure.

I was disappointed after the combined and a bit down, so this was good news for me.

I think it's the perfect moment for all the Austrian team. I can't believe it.

Sure it's nice to be regarded as a leader. I've worked hard for this and it shows I have consistency in several disciplines.

Some of us are quite tired, it's not so easy to stay totally focused and motivated after our wonderful Olympics. I caught a cold this week, so I have to be happy with today's performance. I had a strong second run this afternoon. This morning, I made a few mistakes but I found some momentum to improve my standings.

I won't go for tactics, I know from experience that it doesn't work. I'll just go for it all.

It feels good taking the overall lead. But it's not today -- I need to be at top but at the end of season.

We continue to fight together. Hermann is not that old, and I'm not that young anymore. We've experienced a lot of things together. There is a good atmosphere between us.

As the Olympic champion, I also wanted to be the World Cup champion. This season and last season have both been extraordinary, I think it's going to take a while before I really realize what I have a achieved.

It was very close, but it was on me to make a clean run. If it's on you, it's no problem because all you have to do is make a good run and it's done. It's in your hands and that's better than if it's out of your hands.

It was a perfect day. Fourth place is good. The overall World Cup title is fixed and all the training and hard work has paid off.

I've always been strong in slalom. This season I've had some trouble finishing, but that wasn't a problem today.

The most important thing for me today was to have no regrets and to give it everything I have. I'm delighted to have been able to defend my advantage and to finish the season like this.

You need luck and patience. Then everything comes back to you. I'm very happy in my whole body.

This is great. I've scored 360 points in one week. I didn't do so well in the downhill today so I must still decide if I will race in the big downhill tomorrow.

This is great. I've scored 360 points in one week.

There was a strong gust of wind that suddenly blew into me and I lost my line. The snow was blowing so hard. It's disappointing, because apart from that, everything was going well. I was on my way to the victory.

This is typical of these world championships -- it's total chaos. It's ridiculous that something like this could happen.

It's a big challenge and big goal of mine to win this title again. I will not have any problems getting into the racing spirit.

It wasn't perfect, of course. I made a big mistake in the middle part, so it wasn't good for me. But I've got to accept it and look forward. I have to fight.

It was a tough mistake. But luckily it was on one of steepest part of course, so I didn't lose momentum and I could regain speed immediately. There was no time to think. ... I was also lucky to have a big enough advantage in the first leg.

It?s a perfect moment for all the Austrian team. I can?t believe it.

It's unbelievable for me to win two medals here.

For me it was a perfect day. It wasn't easy, but fourth is OK, especially as the overall title is now fixed. This is a result of all the training I've done with my coach and my family. This is also a victory for them.

For me, it's not easy to be in the top three (in downhill). I want a medal and now I have three or four chances.

It's nice to be leading the World Cup and you're always happy to be among those fighting for it. It's a big goal but the finals are still two months away.

It obviously gives me a boost -- looking at my wider family, I'm lagging far behind and now I've really got to put the pedal to the metal.

It was not easy to get a good rhythm. The course was more icy than I expected. I underestimated the course. It was at times very slippery.

It was not easy. It was a very long, very hard course.

It was not easy. I had a lot of pressure, but now I have the medal.

It was perfect. It was almost fixed yesterday. It was very tough up there and very close. I think the fourth place finish was okay.

I knew I would make mistakes, but I knew I had to really go for it. But I'm happy with the race.

I'm just very happy. It's unbelievable for me to win two medals here. I was just focused on the second run. The course was tough. I think it's a perfect moment for all the Austrian team. I can't believe it.

I'm lucky I don't have to make that decision.

I'm very happy with today's race. It wasn't easy ... but I made a good performance.

I'm very happy with today's race. It wasn't easy because it was fast in the morning and slower in the afternoon when it got warmer, but I made a good performance.

I'm very sorry for Giorgio because I would have liked to fight against him in the race.

I'm very proud of being in this team. We should say thank you to our coaches. There is such a good spirit. This makes such things possible.

I pretty much knew I had it going into today's race. But skiing is No. 1 in Austria and people expect an Austrian to be on top of the podium.

I reached a major goal of mine today. It's a dream come true. It's a classic and a victory means a lot on such a difficult course.

I do not have to prove to anybody anymore that I know ski racing.

Aksel is very strong but the season is very long. We will see.