Matti Nyk?nen (born July 17, 1963 in Jyv?skyl?, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumper, and inarguably one of the greatest in that sport, winning five olympic medals (four golden), 15 world championships medals (six golden) and 22 Finnish championships medals (13 golden). He won gold and silver in 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and was the first ever to win medals on both hills in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. In 1986 he flew 191 metres in Planica, which was a world record until 1987, when Piotr Fijas (Poland) flew 194 metres, again in Planica. Famous quotesMatti Nyk?nen has spawned several memorable quotes, mostly due to his poor knowledge of English and use of figurative phrases, which most of the time seem to miss the point. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - "Tekem?t?nt? ei saa tekem?tt?m?ksi"
"What is not done, cannot be undone" - "Ehk? otin, ehk? en."
"Maybe I took, maybe I didn't." (on drinking alcohol) - "Min? olen ven?l?inen, vaikka ei ole punaista p??ll?, olen kommunisti, mutta n?yttelen vaan. Oikeasti olen ihminen, joka k?velee ja puhuu puhelimeen."
"I am a Russian, even though I'm not wearing red, I'm a communist, but I'm just acting. Actually I'm a person who walks and talks on the phone" - "Aina ku m? hypp??n ja p??sen siihen hyppyrin nokalle, niin mulle tulee sellanen 'bon voyage' -tunne, siis ett? m? oon kokenu t?n joskus aikasemminkin."
"Every time I jump and get to the ledge, I get that 'bon voyage' feeling. I mean it's like I've been through this before." - "Kun s? l?hdet hyppyyn, s? olet ihan yksin. S? joudut siin? hyppyrinnokalla tekem??n yksin?si ihan omat ratkaisut. S? oot siell? ylh??ll? ihan up yours."
"When you're going for a jump, you're all by yourself. You have to make your own decisions yourself. Up there you're completely up yours." - "Jokainen ts??nssi on mahdollisuus!"
"Every chance is an opportunity!" - "Huominen on aina tulevaisuutta."
"Tomorrow is always future." - "El?m? on laiffii."
"Living is life." - "Se on ihan fifty-sixty miten k?y."
"The odds are fifty-sixty." - "No pilluhan se on aina mieless? mutta hyp?t??n nyt ensin!"
"Pussy is always on my mind, but I'll jump first" (when a reporter asked Matti what he has in his mind) - "On kaksi osaa ihmisi?. Joku vet?? huumeita, joku urheilee, joku vet?? itsens? loppuun ja joku vaan nukkuu. Min? kuulun siihen porukkaan, joka nukkuu, urheilee, rakastelee ja hakkaa itse??n ja voipi olla, ett? siin? joskus osuu toiseenkin ihmiseen."
"There are two parts of people. Some take drugs, some do sports, some rushes into burn-out and some just sleep. I'm one of those people who sleep, do sports, make love and beat themselves, and sometimes one may accidentally hit someone else, too." - "Rakkaus on kuin lankaker? ? se alkaa ja loppuu."
"Love is like a ball of wool ? it starts and it ends." - "En suosittele Antabusta kenellek??n. Sen kanssa tulee ryyp?tess? ihan kammottava olo."
"I don't recommend Antabus to anyone. Boozing with it makes you feel just dreadful." - "Lahti on kyll? ihan mesta paikka."
"Lahti is actually quite a joint place." (Matti praises the city of Lahti in local radio)
July 17: July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining.... 1963: 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar).... Finland: The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bounded by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. Finland has land frontiers with Sweden, Norway and Russia. The... |
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