Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To survive is to win.
There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way.
It's important to just kind of get away from your sport until you miss it. It's about taking time to enjoy other aspects of life or learn new things. It helps rejuvenate.
At the end of the day, there are risks; there's no question - in any sport, any activity.
Life must continue, even with the security situation so bad, because I have ambitions. I love this sport too much.
For many of us, sport has provided the continuity in our lives, the alternative family to the one we left behind. It gives us something to talk about, to preen about, to care about.
Survival is nothing more than recovery.
Survival is not about being fearless. It's about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
For me it's a simple sport and a simple way to live these seven or eight years of maximum sport.
Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.