Bill Demong Quotations

I think we are all in a better place than we were four years ago in Salt Lake City. That is half the battle. We've never medaled before, and I hope we do, but I'm not going to go crazy if we don't. The biggest goal is to be in there and fight, and that will be the fun part, anyway.

We can all be struggling, and Todd is the guy who can wake up in the morning, get pissed off and go out and kick some butt. I realize that it is time for one of us, or both of us, or all of us, to step up and do that for ourselves.

You have the illusion that you're looking straight down at the bottom of the hill.

We are changing gears here. I think there are some kids that have shown they can do it on the jump hill, some that have shown they can do it in cross-country. Now it's time to take them under our wing and start to build a team. We all want to keep the kind of tradition that started in Steamboat 15 years ago with Todd.

Tonight's a tough one with all that anticipation. It's kind of hard to fall asleep, and you get a little jittery, but I guess we are all mature enough now and have been through this enough. Hopefully, we will be able to relax, get off our legs and take those last final steps to have 100 percent effort (today).

Safety is not an issue (for women) any more than it is for a guy. They're going to be in condition for their sport.

I'm psyched to see him finish on a high note. But I really would have liked to have thrown a wrench in his plans.