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I first started skiing
8 years ago, when I went to Mayrhofen in Austria.
Which
living person do you most respect and why?
Tiger Woods. He came
from nothing, became number one and still never gives up.
Proudest
ski moment?
Putting on a pair of
skis of course. If I hadn't I wouldn't be here now.
Worst
ski moment?
It was a comp in Australia.
I lost control after the last jump, fell and was bouncing on my
back and head right the way to the finish line where I crossed it
headfirst and got stretchered off which didn't give me many points!
What
is your favourite ski resort?
It's got to be Tignes.
Loads of snow in the winter, and as it is a glacier you can still
ski in the summer in the mornings and play golf in the afternoons.
Perfect!
Best
Freestyle course you have competed on?
The world Cup course
in Steamboat, USA. I trained there for two seasons.
If
you could be anyone for the day who would it be and why?
It would have to be David
Beckham because he is very skilled and I wouldn't mind his mega
bucks pay packet.
If
you were not a Ski athlete which other sport would you take up?
Probably Welly throwing.
No, I was joking, it would be golf definitely.
How
will your schoolteachers remember you?
Ermm, the guy who threw
a stink bomb in school assembly! It was funny at the time. Everyone
had to evacuate the building; it was not funny when they found out
who it was….
What
was the worst thing written on your school report?
' Martin doesn't listen
in Science, doesn't do his homework, so I have predicted him a U
in his GCSE's '.………I got a C in the end.
What
was your favourite subject at school?
Geography, and travelling
with the Freestyle team is the best way to learn it.
What
was the last book you read?
Ski and Board Magazine!
What
are your hobbies?
Golf outdoors and Playstation
at home.
What
is your greatest vice?
Biting my nails my mum
always tells me to stop.
Who
is your inspiration?
My Uncle Lawrence he
is my Godfather & Manager! He supports me all the time when I am
down, so he keeps me going.
Describe
a good night out
Going to a quiet pub
first with my mates. Onto a nightclub, hopefully meeting some nice
ladies and then……………!
What
do you drink on a night out?
When training or competing
I stick to soft drinks like lemonade or coke. But when I am at a
party I'll have a drink but not beer, I absolutely hate it. I prefer
Smirnoff Ice.
Favourite
film ever and also of the last 12 months?
Lock Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels favourite film ever and the last 12 months Anger Management.
I like to be entertained!
What
are your three favourite TV programmes?
Eastenders, Only Fools
and Horses and They think it's all over.
Who
would you most like to meet?
Jennifer Lopez, for obvious
reasons…………No not like that!
Which
celebrity do you fancy most?
Cameron Diaz, but we
could have a height problem!
What
music do you play before a big night out?
Oasis.
What
music do you play when you're sad to cheer you up?
The Corrs.
What
do you hate?
Brussel sprouts.
What
is your greatest fear?
Spiders, especially the
hairy ones!!!
What
puts a smile on your face?
My 3-year-old cousin
Abigail and of course winning!
Which
talent would you love to master?
Skiing and not falling
on my head! Seriously I'd love to be multi-lingual so I could show
respect to people and talk to them in their native language when
I visit their country.
What
is the naughtiest thing you have ever done?
Running naked down a
street at Christmas in London, don't think anyone recognised me!
It was one of those truth or dare things never again!
If
you had to give up something for lent what would it be?
This year I have given
up crashing in competitions, hopefully!
Okay,
you've got £5 left in the world what would you spend it on?
A Speck and Brie sandwich
and a Hot Chocolate or if I wasn't hungry I'd give it to someone
worse off than me.
If
you were granted one wish what would it be?
Most people would say
world peace, and obviously so would I. But I would really like to
be a success in the Olympics and make the people that are backing
me proud.
What
would be your most proud moment you could achieve in the next 4
years?
Competing at the next
Olympics in Turin 2006, and achieving a good result. That would
make it all worth it.
What
advice would you give to any young skiers wishing to get in to Freestyle
skiing?
Freestyle skiing is a
fun sport and a technical one as well. Spend as much time on your
local dryslope as well as on the real stuff, always consider safety
in what you do, but don't stop yourself trying new daring things.
Practise makes perfect and most importantly have fun, relax and
enjoy yourself.
After
your career as a skier athlete, what do you see yourself doing?
At the moment I don't
actually know because I am concentrating on my skiing full time.
I would love to stay in the sports industry. I can't see myself
in a 9-5 job 5 days a week. It would do my head in. Hopefully I
could instruct the next generation of British Freestylers!!!!!
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