Unsuccessful
I'm back at the hotel watching every single heat false start at least once on Eurosport. Kikkan and Newell were the only two Americans to qualify and neither of them made it past the quarterfinals.
Right now, for me success is qualifying for the heats. Tonight... not a success. I think that there's something to be said for failure though. I am for sure more determined right now to work hard this summer and come back faster next year then I was this fall when I was winning races. Failing makes you question what you're doing more than success possibly can. As long as that questioning ends with you still believing in yourself and what you're doing, I think it's good. My experience on the World Cup this season has been incredibly valuable. Now I know first-hand how fast I have to be. I may not have had any super good results but these World Cup starts are crucial for my development as a ski racer and I trust the experience will pay off in the future.
Right now, for me success is qualifying for the heats. Tonight... not a success. I think that there's something to be said for failure though. I am for sure more determined right now to work hard this summer and come back faster next year then I was this fall when I was winning races. Failing makes you question what you're doing more than success possibly can. As long as that questioning ends with you still believing in yourself and what you're doing, I think it's good. My experience on the World Cup this season has been incredibly valuable. Now I know first-hand how fast I have to be. I may not have had any super good results but these World Cup starts are crucial for my development as a ski racer and I trust the experience will pay off in the future.
posted by LAV at 12:03
6 Comments:
"UNSUCCESSFUL" ???????
My dear granddaughter, scrub that word from your vocabulary! You are ANYTHING BUT. Look where you have skied this year; look at the competition; look at the people you have met, skiers, coaches, waxers, helpers; look at the areas you have fallen in love with (Tarvisio, for example).
Unsuccessful? Not on your life! You are tops. Go for it!
Until you fail you don't know how far you can push yourself.
I think it's great that you met your match somewhere, even if you had to (got to) travel around the world to do it.
Actually.......to use the word "unsuccessful" in describing Laura Valaas is an oxymoron.
By the way you're describing your 'failure', it sounds like you were rather 'successful'- actually.
Can't wait to hear about your next conquest!
thanks guys!
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