November 5, 2008 (Sun Valley, Idaho) – No, I’m not talking about the ability to stand on one ski better than anyone else, or your ability to squat large amounts of weight on a Bosu ball. I’m talking about equilibrium in life; your ability to balance being a skier and being a person. It can become very easy, as an athlete, to become robotic; eat, train, eat, train, sleep, repeat. While this may sound simple and even enticing for some, it is a recipe for disaster. There are very few who can pull it off but most of us need more. We need hobbies that pull us away from being a competitor and allow us to be “normal people” for a while.
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