If you can make it like that, you're fine

All the time in cycling, I think. Your brain can be your best friend

 or your enemy. If you can break it down to, 'I must kill everyone,' or

 'I must destroy,' then you're fine. But if you start thinking, 'Do I

 really need to be doing this? It's raining out. The road is slippery.

 People are crashing everywhere. It's cold. My whole body hurts.'

 That's when it's negative, and the desk job seems quite good. But if

 you can use your mind to make your body like a motorcycle --- you just

 turn the throttle and go --- if you can make it like that, you're

 fine. That's normally how it is in training, you take out the elements

 of stress and performance, and you enjoy it. That's the key to racing.

Stay strong

For me everything started when I was 4 year old. That’s when I started riding my bike, and that’s when I started to follow Jesus.

Both of my passion kicked in right way. I’m still racing my bike and I am still working on relationship with God, however because I discovered my passion at an early age, being brave in my pursuit of those things has come naturally for me. Most importantly however is my passion for Jesus. That passion gives me the strength to totally unashamed of Christ. I never want to hide my love for Him. Whether it is something I say or how I act, I have to reflect Christ. I’m not going to be afraid to say something or be afraid of people criticizing me or putting me down for my faith.

Stay strong. If your teammates or opponents hate you for your beliefs, it doesn’t matter. Persecution will come. Just rely on Him, have piece in knowing that He is with you. And I did come to realize: Christ is 100% more important than my cycling. He is the only reason we live.

Rob