Matti Nykänen
Matti Nykänen (born July 17, 1963 in Jyväskylä, 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 quotes
Matti Nykänen 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.
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- "Tekemätöntä ei saa tekemättömäksi"
"What is not done, cannot be undone" - "Ehkä otin, ehkä en."
"Maybe I took, maybe I didn't." (on drinking alcohol) - "Minä olen venäläinen, vaikka ei ole punaista päällä, olen kommunisti, mutta näyttelen vaan. Oikeasti olen ihminen, joka kävelee 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 mä hyppään ja pääsen siihen hyppyrin nokalle, niin mulle tulee sellanen 'bon voyage' -tunne, siis että mä oon kokenu tän 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 sä lähdet hyppyyn, sä olet ihan yksin. Sä joudut siinä hyppyrinnokalla tekemään yksinäsi ihan omat ratkaisut. Sä oot siellä ylhäällä 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 tsäänssi on mahdollisuus!"
"Every chance is an opportunity!" - "Huominen on aina tulevaisuutta."
"Tomorrow is always future." - "Elämä on laiffii."
"Living is life." - "Se on ihan fifty-sixty miten käy."
"The odds are fifty-sixty." - "No pilluhan se on aina mielessä mutta hypätään 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 ihmisiä. Joku vetää huumeita, joku urheilee, joku vetää itsensä loppuun ja joku vaan nukkuu. Minä kuulun siihen porukkaan, joka nukkuu, urheilee, rakastelee ja hakkaa itseään ja voipi olla, että siinä 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 lankakerä ? se alkaa ja loppuu."
"Love is like a ball of wool ? it starts and it ends." - "En suosittele Antabusta kenellekään. Sen kanssa tulee ryypätessä ihan kammottava olo."
"I don't recommend Antabus to anyone. Boozing with it makes you feel just dreadful." - "Lahti on kyllä ihan mesta paikka."
"Lahti is actually quite a joint place." (Matti praises the city of Lahti in local radio)
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