When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.

That's what our training is for, we practice not panicking, we practice breathing, we practice looking directly at the thing that scares us until we stop flinching, we practice overriding our Can't.

When I was a runner and competing in triathlons I was having pains in my hip and just treating it as an injury. I would ice it and take anti-inflammatories, but it just wouldn't go away. I finally went into my doctor and we did x-rays and had an MRI and diagnosed it as osteoarthritis. At that point I stopped doing anything that was impactful to my hip joints.

Typically creative people are usually not clock-slaves or list-makers, so the idea of enforcing goals and deadlines can be somewhat daunting.

What I have learned about the sport of cycling is that you have to love it to do it because you're not going to retire off of it.

I talk about role models a lot and wanting to be a role model for kids around me because I didn't have that growing up.

When it comes down to it, determination has a greater impact than giftedness.