| Do you have any superstitions? I don't bathe from the first World Cup race to the last. Just kidding! No superstitions. If those things really worked I would have a bunch. |
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| If you could play any other sport, what would it be?
Golf, so I could play head-to-head against the other John Daly. |
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| What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
I don't really get embarrassed, but a funny sports moment was April Fools' Day last year, where I cut the butt out of my speed suit and told my coach it was more aerodynamic. |
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| Do you have any pet peeves?
I can't be around anything that smells bad, like food. |
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| What kind of music do you listen to before competition?
Everything depending on what mood I'm in, but I do like house music. |
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Favorite...Web site? |
...thing from Starbucks? Frappuccino |
...place you've traveled? Greece |
...junk food? Watermelon Sour Patch Kids |
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The #1 thing you'd like to do before you die? To win an Olympic gold medal. | |
| Three things you always travel with? My computer, my iPod-touch, and hair gel. |
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| If you weren't pursuing the Olympics, what would you be doing? Probably get a real job, then get laid off because of the recession so I would have to pursue getting my own reality show about … Well I don't really want to think about it. | ||
| One thing most people don't know about you? I'm a open book so I don't have many secrets, but I am a decent drawer. |
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| One famous person that you would like to meet? Will Smith | ||
As the pilot for the USA-1 bobsled, I broke a 62-year gold medal drought when my sled, the 'Night Train" won the Olympic title at the 2010 Vancouver Games. A degenerative eye condition nearly caused me to quit my sport in 2008, but corrective surgery restored my vision to 20-20.
