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“I think of how most people only get three weeks of vacation a year. And that, for me, seems like it would be really hard. My life feels like a vacation.”

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Julia Mancuso

Julia Mancuso is an American ski racer, born on March 9, 1984. She has achieved significant success in the sport of alpine skiing, winning multiple Olympic medals and World Cup titles. more

“We're really friendly. The cool thing about skiing is you're competing against the clock. Even though you're competing against your teammates, it's not head-to-head. And we can all do better. You can always do better. You never really have a perfect run. And someone beats you. So you can't really blame anyone.”

Running Perfect Blame Clock Friendly Competing Teammate Skiing

Author:Julia Mancuso

“For me, it really just feels calm. When you're going fast on a downhill course, it's typically where it's wide open. I think it's kind of like driving a car. If you're going really fast and it's straight, everything seems to slow down. In general, racing downhill involves bigger turns and everything sort of slows down and you have a lot of time to think.”

Thinking Kind Car Calm Driving Racing Slow Down Time To Think

Author:Julia Mancuso

“You're less apprehensive when you know what to expect. Also, the first flight is very important in this performance-driven culture I work in; it establishes your reputation. If you don't do well, it's probably your last flight.”

Important Culture Reputation Flight

Author:Julie Payette

“You're always under the microscope, you don't know which mission you're going to get. It's a surprise.”

Surprise

Author:Julie Payette