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Why I am NOT going to compete
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So i came to a conclusion tonight. for those of you who know me, im a snow-obsessed freak just like the rest of you, but tonight i realized something. i wasnt skiing for myself. last year it was all about the competitions, getting sponsored, etc. until i got hurt. for those of you who havent had a huge injury, they change your whole attitude. you gain a respect for the mountain and your body you never knew. learning to walk again is such a wake up call to how weak you really are. Your first day on snow, ITS A JOKE. you have a fear that anything could trigger these same emotions you have had for the past year all over again. and then you wake up. you realize you dont want it to happen again, and that skiing isnt about competing, having a status: especially for girls that because you are one of the few out there doing this that guys worship you, and it isnt about sponsorships. you wake up and realize its not about that. its about you.
*brooke*
'I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.'
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sorry i had to get it out. you guys can think what you want, but its true, and for those who criticize me, you have a lot to learn.
*brooke*
'I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.'
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werd. i am sorry you feel that way, since i hear you are so talented, but yes skiing does need to be for you. if you stop doing it for yourself then it is no longer fun like many other things. its a good decision in one way, but you are closing the door to an oppertunity. i say just ski for yourself more and do comps for fun and not for getting sponcored. sorry me no spell well tonight
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didint you knwo that your not cool til your sponsored??? come on. i compete cus its fun for me and i meet all these people. i can see why you dont if you feel that way i guess. oh.
~Tom
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if everyone thought like that, the attitude on the hill would be so chill, it would be nice. good post and don't cry
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yeah that would be cool wouldn't it.
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-Kevin 'Buddy' Lee
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yup. skiing for yourself and trying to meet your own expectations is hard enough. Tryin to match other people is impossible and will just get you hurt - your ego especially.
-Mike
'Isn't 14 legal for everyone?' - Dave Pauls
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well said philosopher mike ;)
*brooke*
'I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.'
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that's cool, I wish more people had that way of thinking
heh I have to ski for myself, I suck to much to do it for anything else
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Rossi Scratch Warriors
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I TOTALLY AGREE!!!
thats excatly how i feel now after getting injured last season!!!!!
just have fun, not care about sponsers, i got get down about it, but now im right!
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im glad u all read axis magasine and steal phil dions opinion for your own...
Fuck you...the first thing i said to niel Turner after i broke my collarbone... and he said i couldnt get hurt
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ya maybe they read the article but thats a good attitude
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steeve: hahaha, that's funny shit...and i've know plenty of kids that have fucked themselves up so bad, not only to return, but to kill it even harder...also a good attitude to have is don't let a previous injury hold you back... you only live one time and one time only - i know how tough injuries can be, but they can make you stronger and more determined person than you ever were in the first place just as easily as not, it's up to you
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yeah but if you like competing and its fun for you, like it is for me, its not like your not doin it for yourself if your competing, you should just do whatever is fun and then youll be happy
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What wrong with trying to match other people? Way to many people are sitting around 'thinking' about to much of this stuff, way to over analize skiing.
If iam out skiing its way more fun to be around other people and see somebody throw something huge and your like ' wow, i gotta step it up now.'
SUMMER SUCKS!!!
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This is just my thoughs so dont trip out on me,
But its like that article in Axis, somethting about 'has skiing lost its soul' Its so anoying to read stuff like that, i mean dont you have anything better to talk about, who cares. Its just so lame talking about 'soul' in skiing.
just do what YOU want.
SUMMER SUCKS!!!
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yeah, i mean how else does a sport progress without competition...survival of the fittest man, fuckna
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mike said it! i had the same problem with snowboarding. after fracturing a disc in my back i basically quit snowboarding and went back to skiing exclusively
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I understanding what your saying and plus why the hell would i care if you compete or not. But look at it this way, when you dont compete you still push yourself and go big and all that fun stuff and there is still the major risk of getting hurt. So what difference if you compete or not becuase there is just as much risk involved. The way i see it, when you compete you have fun pushing yourself and the other competitors to go big, however, if you do the best you win and if you get hurt there are already people there waiting to help you.
But in the end its your choice so good luck. Im sure you will have a kick ass time anyway.
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thanks alot for your comment *steeve*, sorry to burst your bubble but i HAVENT read axis since i got the free issue with powder like a year ago or something. but i am sure my views like dions are a lot in the same. in reading what i wrote again, i think its not something for people to argue against because i'm not simply saying that i am giving up because of it, i am saying is that my injury helped me to see what i was missing. how i made skiing what so much of my life was to only realize i was skiing for the wrong reasons. its not about your image, or about caring that you are skiing on 4 year old ghetto skis, and discovering what is about i guess could relate to what you guys said was the topic of dions commentary, going to the soul of skiing.
*brooke*
'I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.'
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Well Brooke, you gotta do what ya gotta do. Skiing for yourself is the most important thing. As for the worshipping you cuz you're a girl freerider....sorry babe...you're nice and all but......haha...just keep being postitive and that injury won't bother you anymore. It doesn't fully heal in one year. Mine is just now feeling really good. It didn't bother me at all during the Skier-X the other day. Just give it some time and KEEP DOING SOME SORT OF THERAPY.
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what if i aspire to be the worst and to meet the expectations of insects and the dollar store has a sale that is of instupituous natue and i can't seem to find my way back to where i was before i ended up where i am now and here? what do i do brooke?
''Your true colors are showing through, Erich...pink...lots and lots of pink.''
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haha forman, of course i didnt mean with our group. that would be like incest. haha. im not saying though i wont compete ever again, im more talking along the lines of this season, til like you said, the point where i feel stable enough. and as far as erich goes, hmmm what do i even say?! go back to america junior
*brooke*
'I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.'
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after my injury i was so much more motivated. its was like...before i gto injured i was always scared about gettin hurt. then after i got hurt i relized how much fear and self-bdpubt held me back. i rip harder now then i ever had.
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Competitions are what you make of them. If you don't take them too seriously and just have fun, then they are great! What better way to meet new skiers and people just like you? IF you take this approach then I find you do better too, because there is less pressure on yourself.
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if you are never gonna compete just join the line team, they are all about 'the soul of the sport.'
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no one cares
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life is about being happy. Comps make some happy, others not so much.
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WERD brook! A refreshing attitude - I hate people who try to be 'hero's' in the park, and think they are better than they are - its these types of people - guy or girl - who get hurt - and close parks down cause of insurance. Good for you at being real. And you may be an amazing skier - but ski for yourslef - like you said - not for status.
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yeah competitions should be fun... i was skiing at hte beggining of this year for sponsors and now i just dont give a fuck
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I shop for all my outer wear needs at Giant tiger....
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wow, i haven't been on in a few weeks and its good to get a breath of fresh air like this. rock on
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yah brooke i totally agree with that i started to realize that i wasn't skiing for myself anymore it was for the company and since skiing is suppose to be for yourself, you should ski for yourself, and do whatever u please. comps are alrite just make sure your not doing it to get sponsered, unless tha makes u feel good.
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competiting can be nerve racking, sometimes its hard to throw down, thats why it's way funner skiing for videos, when your on use the footage, and when you suck, edit it out...
You don't have to drop out of all competitions, you may still want to enter some, just go with what you feel is right...
'I'm still Ugly'
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heres a few words from the prophet that inspired me:
sports aren't about whether you win or loose, its about how drunk you get. -Homer J. Simpson
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HAHA WELL SAID!
*brooke*
'I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.'
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HAHA, Homer knows all.
And Brooke, same here dude, exactly the same, I love you!! hehe
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yeah!!! go homer. being sponsored, and winning comps is always a bonus, but I don't see it as a reason to ski. do it for yourself. if it all becomes comps and working your ass off for some sponser, then you have lost the reason you started skiing in the first place. as I heard someone say, but don't remember who, 'do what you love, the rest will follow'.
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but to some, skiing is a job, where they can be put under pressures like that and still have fun doing everything. I agree it isn't near as easy as just being a lazy ski bum 'for yourself', but we all look up to those people who you guys are saying are doing it for the wrong reasons....
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