Her standing is remarkable when you consider she is carrying such a heavy academic load that she can only devote a part of herself to training. We've been able to tailor a program for her that enables her to balance her training and competition schedules with her studies. |
I think at first it might have been a cultural thing. I'm a fiery, emotional guy and she's pretty laid-back, and I think initially I took her lack of emotion as a sign she didn't care or wasn't working as hard as she should have been working. But nothing could have been further from the truth. |
She wasn't real appreciative and wound up getting angry at me. She said to me sarcastically: 'If you know so much, why don't you show me what I'm doing wrong?' I did, and we've been arguing ever since. |