I always got my work done before playing.

I was always more of an academic than a jock.

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

It drains you on the turns.

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

Maybe he could have just been plain tired, burned out. Lane 1 will do that to you.