Ted Ligety
Ted Ligety
Theodore Sharp "Ted" Ligetyis an American alpine ski racer and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSkier
Date of Birth31 August 1984
CitySalt Lake City, UT
CountryUnited States of America
expected medal
I never expected to be here right now. A medal wasn't something that I could have foreseen.
interested possible safe sports
I'm an athlete, so I'm very interested in making the sport as safe as possible - just for my own career longevity.
far knew ski surprised
I knew I could ski well. When I got to the bottom, I was surprised how far I was ahead. I was not surprised I was ahead.
change hope life satisfied
I have no idea how this will change my life. I'm pretty satisfied with my life so far, so I hope it doesn't change too much.
change
I have no idea how this will change my life.
chance course goes good knew
That's how it goes sometimes. I skied over part of the gate. I knew I had a good chance and of course I'm disappointed.
benny prefer wish won
It's awesome. I really wish Bode hadn't straddled and I would prefer to have won with Benny still in the race.
feeling giant last race single skiing
It's something I never would have expected. I was only skiing giant slalom last year, but every single race I've been getting a better feeling on the skis.
attention deserve
It's to be expected. If you're the best, you deserve the most attention for what you're doing.
definitely great unexpected
It's great to be where I am, but it's definitely unexpected for sure.
expected hard words
It's really hard to get words for it. I never expected to be where I am right now.
hard
It's really hard to find the words. This is incredible.
definitely pressure
I definitely feel for him. He definitely had a lot of pressure on him here.
believe hard olympic planning position words
I can't believe I'm an Olympic champion. It's really hard for me to get words for today. I wasn't really planning on being in the position I'm in right now.