it takes strength
it takes courage
it takes discipline
because when you fail
you're not only letting down yourself you're letting down the people around
you that supported you through the process
my name is sergeant Matt
Mortensen I'm a member of the world-class athlete program based out of
Fort Carson Colorado and I'm also a member of the United States luge team
it's extremely 12 points tight between
Matt and Robin right now
so those two teams are really
fighting it out it all boils down to this and they're good they're very good that
was awesome
it's really important for the army because it showcases the Army's
ability to support soldiers in what they do and challenges me to be a better
soldier
I'm originally from Long Island so the amount of Long Islanders that know about
the sport of luge is probably about nine the size of my family right I had no
idea what it was at all it was just something that my dad thought would be
fun for the guys to do over the weekend which it was and now here I am
this will be my second time going to the Olympics so it's a little bit of a
different perspective the first time around I was really excited about the
experience and going to the Olympics walking into opening ceremonies was the
biggest dream in my life the sport of luge is a relatively small sport and
obviously it's very unique luge is a winter sport where an individual can
compete in the singles or doubles discipline lying on their back going
about 80 miles an hour down an ice chute kind of like what a roller coaster would
be on ice
so in 2010 I had just barely missed out on the Winter Olympic Games and I came
to kind of a crossroads in my life and my career I signed up for the military I
was able to get into the world-class athlete program honestly without the
world-class athlete program or W cap as we call it I wouldn't have been able to
continue my life as an athlete I think my favorite part of actually going down
the track is the adrenaline I get before each run it's a little bit of nerves and
a little bit of adrenaline and I feed off of it I love that feeling
I love doing this I love being a part of the military I love being an athlete and
I like the emotional support that being a soldier gives me I know that when I'm
competing I'm not only representing myself or my family I'm representing the
military as well
and if only a couple of thousand of soldiers watched us compete
that would make my day and right now if they were to follow me then they would
follow my journey to the Olympics in Pyeongchang because me the chills even
thinking about it to be going to do that again is unbelievable but I am coming in
hoping for medals
For more infomation >> Donkey Kong Country Returns | Wii | Gameplay Comentado | #11 - Duration: 44:45. 
No comments:
Post a Comment