I begun as younger as you can be as an athlete…
At the age of three, I begun snowboarding and each and every other sport you could put a toddler in there I was.
I was the only lady developing up in my community of 8 boys together with my brother and we performed every single activity imaginable all working day.
I recall my father timing my brother and I racing laps close to the residence.
My objective was to play basketball in university but with injuries and my dream to go to a large D1 faculty I decided to go to Colorado university and neglect actively playing basketball at a specialist stage and set my skiing in my entrance seat.
Right after university I grew to become a ski coach in Vermont exactly where I was the only woman freestyle skiers.
This led me to being recruited to Woodward Tahoe where by I achieved my partner who was the BMX professional there.
No surprise to any individual, I identified anyone who loved athletics and competing just as a great deal as me.
Competitions and sports activities have usually been my passion and part of my lifestyle.
Even now in my mid-30s I’m learning new strategies of education, acquiring new techniques to press my overall body, and in greater form than I at any time assumed was probable at my age.
I’m always up for a challenge regardless of whether it be from my partner who tries to get me on a bike going off of jumps, a person stating I will not soar that cliff, or my brother who wishes to do a tricky mudder.
If there is level of competition, I’ll be there.
There’s a unique emotion when a man thinks he can do much better at something athletic than you for the reason that you are a woman, then getting ready to display him up – now that holds a unique put within me that I will under no circumstances not like.
I appreciate a problem and I really don’t brain failing as very long as I know I’m placing my all into it.
Athletics and pushing on your own is what I’ve recognised my total life.
I really don’t know the place I would be without having it- if I had to describe myself in 1 phrase it would be an athlete.
(Jaimee Lounello Rubio)
