My best year was probably 1948, and after that, it's been downhill for me.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I had a similar year back in 1984 when I felt like I couldn't lose.
In 1979, when I was 39, I had such a bad year, I thought it was all over. Thankfully it wasn't.
The best years are behind me.
I had the greatest year of my career in 2007. It's a year that I'm very proud of.
In 2010, I was doing pretty well. I was going to go to graduate school.
I graduated in '91, so the '90s for me were very much the first years out of school, so I can't really look at that decade as independent of my own experience of my 20s, really.
For some reason, 1968 is a touchstone year for me. I think it was the first year I felt fully conscious.
I had one of my best years in 1991; I was 31. I made a renewed effort to work harder. I got better at my diet. I paid attention to how much sleep I got. I was always someone of routine. I became more strict.
I always felt like my best years would be from 50 to 65 years old. I don't know why. It was a feeling I had even when I was really young.
For sure, 2010 was the best year I've ever had. It couldn't have gone any better for me. Even if I just won the Olympic gold medal, that would have made it the best year of my career and the best day of my life, period. Winning the World Cup races and the overall title just topped it off.