I've always looked for my affirmation through my peers, the people I race against, and within my team.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have a race routine. I have a team of people helping me. I have winning habits. I believe in myself. I have balance in my life.
I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of wanting to challenge myself. I'm competitive in all aspects.
I grew up in a very culturally diverse area of America, and I am very proud to come from there. I am also proud that my inner circle of friends has never been defined by race but by the content of their character. Any former teammate or anyone who has met me can attest to this, and I pride myself on not being a judgmental person.
I have a good team around me. I have people I trust around me. If I go the wrong way, they will yell at me. Just as they have in the past.
Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.
Normally I don't race other people; I challenge the environment and my own limitations.
If you're of multiple races, you have a different challenge, a unique challenge of embracing all of who you are but still finding a way to identify yourself and I think that's often hard for us to do.
I've got to know my strength and weaknesses and the same for my competitors.
I don't have any affirmations, I don't have any of that stuff. My natural state is to look at things as possibilities and as opportunities.
I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I look at the specific demands of a certain race and tailor my training towards that.