This year I'm planning on hibernating from October until the Olympics next August. It's that important to me. It drives me. And it's very addictive. One of the cruellest things about the sport is that you're never fulfilled or completely happy with your performance. You're running against a clock so you always want to go faster and think that you can. That becomes an addiction.
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