The Ski Racer’s Reading List: a work in progress
These books are curated from ski racers and also non ski racers and even non athletes, who attest to the life skills value in the reads.
These books are curated from ski racers and also non ski racers and even non athletes, who attest to the life skills value in the reads.
I love the start of ski season for the same reason I love working the start area at races: There’s so much hope. Now, when most of us have felt the crunch of snow under our feet or seen an errant flurry, but few have actually clicked into skis, it feels like anything can happen. As the anticipation of the season builds, it’s also a time of year when access is still extremely limited, whether … » read more
When the joy of doing your sport is your why, your best performance—whatever that may be—typically follows.
As Covid restrictions relax in an uneven way, a little reality posting might make the rest of us feel better
The vagaries of this year served up a crash course in all the unglamorous but real things you hope will turn an experience into an education.
And we’re back, at March 1. Championship season. The pressure cooker. We thought it would be different this year, with a more locally-based racing season. But as long as there are races to be had, and an end to the season in sight, the tension will rise. Athletes will put extra pressure on themselves and parents will wonder why they spend so much time, energy and money on a sport that leaves their kids feeling … » read more
Seeing so many ski racers blaze new trails to the top has given the kids what Buck was trying to convey to them—a sense of hope.
An upside down year with an uneven playing field, offers an opportunity to expand our perspective…and scream into pillows.
Even to those of us who knew little about the enormity of Maradona’s fame, he carried the magic of a superstar. This greatness, even a fraction of it, was what we were aiming for, or so we thought.
Gretchen and Don’s example of owning your talent and good fortune, and caring about those who followed you, was always a light for me.