What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Skiing every day.

What is your greatest fear?

I have no particular fears.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Fridtjof Nansen, the North Pole explorer from Norway.

Which living person do you most admire?

Katie Couric.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

That I am not able to play golf properly.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

A negative attitude.

What is your favorite journey?

Every day on the mountain being able to ski and feel good.

On what occasion do you lie?

Only when I have to.

What do you dislike most about your appearance?

Nothing—I leave that to my public.

Which living person do you most despise?

Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.

What is your greatest regret?

That I have been married more than once and should have always been with my current wife.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

My wife, my family, and myself.

What is your current state of mind?

I am very mellow.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

That I have made a living from my childhood love—skiing. (Plus my ski-racing career.)

What is your most treasured possession?

My wife and my family.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

An incurable, painful sickness that would haunt you all of your life.

Where would you like to live?

No place else except in Deer Valley, Utah.

What is your most marked characteristic?

My style of skiing and hopefully my personality.

Who are your heroes in real life?

The ones that give it all for the security and peace in the world and this wonderful U.S.A.

What are your favorite names?

President Bush and Colin Powell.

How would you like to die?

Skiing in two feet of powder on a Utah bluebird day with all of my friends around.

What is your motto?

“Live life to the fullest and appreciate every day!”