- HELPING OTHERS GET STARTED IN THE SPORT
IF IT WERE NOT FOR OTHERS, I WOULD JUST BE A GUY ALONE IN THE WOODS WITH A BIKE. I HOPE I CAN PROMOTE THE SPORT TO OTHERS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AWARE OF ALL IT HAS TO OFFER
I TAKE PRIDE IN FINISHING WHAT I START. EVEN IN THE WORST OF TIMES, I TRY TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND OUTLOOK. I SURROUND MYSELF WITH THE MOST POSITIVE PEOPLE I CAN FIND. IT HELPS ME TO GO ON WHEN ALL HAS GONE WRONG. I HOPE IT HAS HELPED OTHERS TO PUSH ON IN TOUGH TIMES TOO. (I PROTEST THE ONE DNF RECORDED BY A RACE PROMOTER IN MO. I CROSSED THE FINISH LINE IN THAT RACE!)