I never want to feel like I've achieved my goal. It's like Chinese farmers. They never admit that it's a good season. They feel like they'll be punished.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm glad I don't have to make a living farming. Too much hard work. Too many variables you don't have control over, like, is it going to rain? All I can say is, god bless the real farmers out there.
So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I'll jot down more goals.
But as a young kid, I never did, really have an ambition to be a farmer. I never thought, gee, I would like to farm, and I want to raise these crops. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do.
Each of us has about 40 chances to accomplish our goals in life. I learned this first through agriculture, because all farmers can expect to have about 40 growing seasons, giving them just 40 chances to improve on every harvest.
I have some really lofty goals that don't even scratch upon the Olympics.
My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that and I couldn't be happier.
Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.
I feel like the thing that motivates me is not making the Olympic team. If I'm having a rough day, I think about how bad I want it.
My goal is the same as every year - to not hurt myself.
I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family.