Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:50:34 PM
An Interview with Tyler Walker
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Dec 14 2005
AGE: 19
NATIONALITY: U.S.A.
PROFESSION: STUDENT
DISCIPLINA: ALPINE SKIING
THE START OF HIS AGONISTIC CAREER: 2003
BEST RESULTS: IPC 2005 World Cup Kimberley, B.C.: Super G: 1st place (Sitting) IPC 2005 World Cup Finals Klosters, Switzerland :Downhill: 6th place, Super G: 6th place , GS: 4th place (Sitting)
How old are you and where do you live?
I am 19 years old and I live in Franconia, New Hampshire.
Why did you start a sporting activity?
I started Alpine Skiing because there is a ski area in my town called Cannon Mountain. I loved the thrill of speed and the freedom that skiing gave me that I could not have in any other aspect of my life.
What do you think about sport? Is it for you an entertainment or a work?
My sport is my life and everything about me revolves around skiing. Alpine skiing is one of the most dangerous, fastest, and hardest to master of most sports and for those reasons I appreciate it more than anything. At my level, alpine skiing is becoming more like a job because I have to meet certain requirements and expectations at every race to be able to continue my career. However, I have a huge amount of fun with everything to do with skiing that it is hard for me to say that skiing
You are always around the world to train and compete, what do you like of this kind of life?
Skiing competitively has given me many opportunities to see many parts of the world and the different cultures that go along with those areas. The skiing lifestyle means many different things in other parts of the world and I consider my travels to be very valuable. I have fun wherever my skiing takes me and I love the level of competition at the international level. Every year there are more and more competitors that could easily break top ten or so and it keeps me constantly striving to be the best.
In your competitive career you have obtained many victories, now what are your motivations that push you to compete again?
I still have a goal of being number one in the world, so that is a great motivation. When I am number one, the competition will never stop because there will be hundreds of other guys trying to kick me off my future throne. Competition is mostly about striving to be number one, but an important, however small part it may seem to be, is to have fun at what you are doing. I love the thrill of just skiing as fast as I want down a course just because I have fun doing it.
What are your aims for the future and for the next Paralympic Games?
In the future I would like to finish college while continuing to ski race. The paralympics are approaching and I need to be in top condition as well as pass my classes. At the paralympics I plan to give everything that I have to show the world that I am one of the best, if not the best.
Do you think that Paralympic games can be a good opportunity to talk about disabilities and awaken the public opinion towards this problem?
I think that the paralympic games are a great opportunity to talk about disabilities and the wonderful life and freedoms that people can enjoy despite what physical limitations they may have. I do not think disabilities are a problem: it is not our fault that we have a disability, I think there is a huge problem with the public view about disabilities. Most places around the world are not accessible and many people think that people with disabilities are enough of a minority that they do not have to worry about them. However, I have a disability and I have far more influence over the international community than the vast majority of people will ever hope have. The public needs to see that we are just people, the only difference being is that we use different equipment and different means to go about our lives.
Do you have a message to people with disabilities that would like to begin a sporting activity?
You are not disabled, you just use different ways to go about the functions of life. Sports are no different. You can participate in any sport that you want, you just need the imagination to adapt so that you can participate on an even level with everyone else.
Valentina Roberto
. Dec 14 2005
AGE: 19
NATIONALITY: U.S.A.
PROFESSION: STUDENT
DISCIPLINA: ALPINE SKIING
THE START OF HIS AGONISTIC CAREER: 2003
BEST RESULTS: IPC 2005 World Cup Kimberley, B.C.: Super G: 1st place (Sitting) IPC 2005 World Cup Finals Klosters, Switzerland :Downhill: 6th place, Super G: 6th place , GS: 4th place (Sitting)
How old are you and where do you live?
I am 19 years old and I live in Franconia, New Hampshire.
Why did you start a sporting activity?
I started Alpine Skiing because there is a ski area in my town called Cannon Mountain. I loved the thrill of speed and the freedom that skiing gave me that I could not have in any other aspect of my life.
What do you think about sport? Is it for you an entertainment or a work?
My sport is my life and everything about me revolves around skiing. Alpine skiing is one of the most dangerous, fastest, and hardest to master of most sports and for those reasons I appreciate it more than anything. At my level, alpine skiing is becoming more like a job because I have to meet certain requirements and expectations at every race to be able to continue my career. However, I have a huge amount of fun with everything to do with skiing that it is hard for me to say that skiing
You are always around the world to train and compete, what do you like of this kind of life?
Skiing competitively has given me many opportunities to see many parts of the world and the different cultures that go along with those areas. The skiing lifestyle means many different things in other parts of the world and I consider my travels to be very valuable. I have fun wherever my skiing takes me and I love the level of competition at the international level. Every year there are more and more competitors that could easily break top ten or so and it keeps me constantly striving to be the best.
In your competitive career you have obtained many victories, now what are your motivations that push you to compete again?
I still have a goal of being number one in the world, so that is a great motivation. When I am number one, the competition will never stop because there will be hundreds of other guys trying to kick me off my future throne. Competition is mostly about striving to be number one, but an important, however small part it may seem to be, is to have fun at what you are doing. I love the thrill of just skiing as fast as I want down a course just because I have fun doing it.
What are your aims for the future and for the next Paralympic Games?
In the future I would like to finish college while continuing to ski race. The paralympics are approaching and I need to be in top condition as well as pass my classes. At the paralympics I plan to give everything that I have to show the world that I am one of the best, if not the best.
Do you think that Paralympic games can be a good opportunity to talk about disabilities and awaken the public opinion towards this problem?
I think that the paralympic games are a great opportunity to talk about disabilities and the wonderful life and freedoms that people can enjoy despite what physical limitations they may have. I do not think disabilities are a problem: it is not our fault that we have a disability, I think there is a huge problem with the public view about disabilities. Most places around the world are not accessible and many people think that people with disabilities are enough of a minority that they do not have to worry about them. However, I have a disability and I have far more influence over the international community than the vast majority of people will ever hope have. The public needs to see that we are just people, the only difference being is that we use different equipment and different means to go about our lives.
Do you have a message to people with disabilities that would like to begin a sporting activity?
You are not disabled, you just use different ways to go about the functions of life. Sports are no different. You can participate in any sport that you want, you just need the imagination to adapt so that you can participate on an even level with everyone else.
Valentina Roberto
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