00:07I've always been outgoing when it comes to sports but I've never seeked out doing just
00:15one sport as my main thing in life. Being a shy and quiet kid kind of kept me in a
00:25box for what
00:27I thought was possible. That was just a humbling thing to try to put aside and commit to this
00:35now dream of pursuing mountain biking.
00:58My happy place is definitely in the mountains because that's what I'm used to growing up.
01:04Our property backs onto endless forests and it reminds me how small and lucky I am to be
01:12here and gives me a greater appreciation of where I am.
01:26So far in my career there's been a lot of self-doubt and just uncertainty of if I'm good enough
01:33to be
01:33here or if this is just me being lucky. As I was progressing and people were saying that
01:40I could be a professional rider, I didn't really want to repeat that back out loud because
01:47as soon as I say it, the possibility of failing becomes a lot more real.
02:00I think the turning point for me was I was out ski touring with my mentor and I vocalised for
02:06the first time that I wanted to chase being a professional athlete. She essentially just
02:13said if you're thinking about it just go for it because you won't know if you don't try.
02:19From that point on I was really determined to stay out of my comfort zone and just see where
02:25that ambition would take me.
02:40I definitely never imagined that I'd be here, be on live TV, riding my bike.
02:48I just haven't fully caught up with the fact that I went to Rampage, I handled that pressure,
02:53I performed quite well and that I was happy with how it all went and I was proud.
03:02I think I've really proven to myself that I do deserve to be here. I've gained so much
03:08from pursuing what I want to do and with that it's going to bring a lot of confidence.
03:14It's really made me a better version and more whole version of myself and I'm really excited
03:20for what's all to come.
03:28Thank you so much.
03:37Love you too.
03:39Bye.
03:40Bye.
03:42Bye.
03:42Bye.
03:43Bye.
03:44Bye.
03:47Bye.
03:47Bye.
