The strong ones are the ones who realize that having a bad training day, those types of days are necessary.

Every day, we as athletes face several challenges during the training process, and it is imperative that we approach each situation carefully and with continued precision.

I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too.

I would say 90 percent of the stuff we do is technical anyway. If you look at a two-hour training day, 12 minutes are probably spent running or gaining fitness.

The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire.

Now that I'm older, I see the benefits of having free time to release energy.