We were not rich by any means. My dad was a plasterer and worked long hours - I hardly ever saw him when I was growing up. He had always gone to work before I woke up, and usually, I would be in bed before he came home.

After my ski jumping career finished, I went back to school to study law, and now I travel between five to 20 times a year doing after-dinner speaking, motivational talks, appearances, openings, TV and radio shows.

I always say my first job is my building trade. The rest comes and goes.

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 will never let money from anyone affect what I do.

There is no 20-year period in American history when stocks lost money.

I'm not a 'suffer in silence' type; I'm a 'let's throw money at the problem' type - I've done reflexology, reiki, psychotherapy, counselling. I've never actually had analysis, but I'd like to try that sometime.

Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.