Arousal-control Has Been An Issue

My Grandfather Was Very Into Horse Racing, And I Found Some Of His Old Journals And Got Into It From There. It Has A Lot Of Parallels To Skiing. It's A Fun Lifestyle, Being Around The Racetrack.

One Of The Really Important Things About The Olympics Is, To Enjoy Yourself, You Have To Accept That It's Different And Feed Off The Enthusiasm Of Everyone And The Inspiration And Hopefully That Will Elevate Your Performance.

I Had Crashes When I Was Small And Gumby-like That Would Have Killed Me Now. I Would Just Fly Off Jumps And Go 40 Or 50 Meters When I Was 6 Years Old - Break Skis, Smash My Goggles And Get A Bloody Nose And Go Crawl Inside For A Little While And Then Come Back Out And Ski More In The Afternoon.

When I Was Little, I Spent A Lot Of Time By Myself. When Other Kids Were In School, I Was Skiing And Thinking About Things. I Was Alone On The Mountain.

From 1999 To 2003 Was The Peak Of Equipment In Ski Racing. Since Then, It's All Gone In The Wrong Direction.