I like to laugh. Laughing is a great way to relax your body. For Teuscher, excellence in the pool is all about willing herself to calm down rather than rev up for an event. I swim a lot better when I'm relaxed. You can go overboard with getting yourself up and then get overexcited and mess up.
Preparation is crucial in a sport where a win or a loss is measured by seconds.
Sydney is merely the next step in a well-organized plan. And your body knows what it needs to do. And equating success with being a mind game suits him. In a sport that demands total mental control, he has achieved the rare balance of being a consummate team player without sacrificing his individuality. No other Olympian has had both a pierced eyebrow and a pierced tongue, although he removed the jewelry earlier this year when he began serious training for the 2000 Olympics.