Kyle Pease

That goes that way to the vulnerability piece that you brought up a few minutes ago that you have to be vulnerable to with your mentor.

I have a couple mentors now, and when we talk, they want to know what's going on, and I have to be willing to be vulnerable with them so that they can help me.

It's a lot like the movie The Field of Dreams, right?

We all know that famous line in the movie, if you build it, they will come.

And it took us nine months to a year to do it.

athletes to come in.

And it took us three years to, you know, begin to build our athletes up.

But now, last year, we did over 170 athletes.

So you start small and then build your way up.

It's a testament to what we have built that we're able to see our fruits of our hard work and determination.

No, actually, it's a big benefit for me because it helped me sit up right in the wheelchair and it

allowed me to move independently on my own, and so it's been helpful for me.

It's a part of my life.

I've had it for over 20 years now, so I'm used to it.

Yes and no.

I enjoy going downhill more than I love going uphill.

Because going downhill, you get a lot of momentum in the wind in your face, and I start laughing.

So yes, I mean, it could be intimidating at times, but again, I can choose to look at it as I'm hanging out with Bray, and we're going to do it together, and

There's going to be a hard moment, but we can tackle them together.

I think one of my favorite memories of the awards