You may come and go, but the real test is to see how long one can manage to stay in the game.
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Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
I just want to keep things going. I just love testing myself.
I think anyone can fall in love, if you're open and you're willing, but the real test is sustaining it after all the excitement has worn off.
Being a competitor, you always believe you can come back. I'll be up at 3 in the morning watching World Cup races in my hotel whether I'm in Asia on a business trip or in New York City and have to get up in 2 hours.
If they want me I'd love to come back. I'm not going to play because I can, I'm going to play because I deserve it.
Everyone has tests in their life. They come in lots of different forms. I had two or three together, which definitely challenged me as a person and as a sportsman. The big thing is how you react to those situations. You want to come out positively at the other end, and that's what I focused on doing.
The test is can you do something, rather than have a theoretical argument - can you make a difference?
If you go too soon, you can come unstuck with 50m left when the guys are going past you.
But the most important test is to take them on tour and see if you can bear to spend time with them.
You'll be tested every single day.