Jeremy Bloom
Jeremy Bloom
Jeremy Bloom is the only athlete in history to ever ski in the Winter Olympics and also be drafted into the National Football League. As a skier, he is a three-time World Champion, two-time Olympian, and eleven time World Cup Gold Medalist. He became the youngest freestyle skier in history to be inducted into the United States Skiing Hall of Fame in 2013. He won a record six straight World Cup events, the most in a single season in the...
goals gold people win
In athletics, so many people have these performance-setting goals - like 'I want to win a gold medal,'
ready short summer window
I'll have a short window to get ready for the draft, but then I'll have that whole summer to make a team.
medal winning
It really isn't about winning the medal for me.
career gold john last pinnacle reach win
Obviously, I wanted to win the gold medal. But not everyone can reach the pinnacle of your career on the last day you compete. Not everyone can go out like John Elway.
egos honor train
It's an honor to be able to train with them. We are all friends. There aren't a lot of egos on this team.
ncaa
The NCAA couldn't take this away from me.
brings needed running stadium strength training
I needed what Doc brings to the table. It's been a lot of strength training and running the stadium stairs.
catching elements lacking route work
I think there are elements I'll be lacking here. My route running, I'll have to work on. Catching the football, I can catch the football. And my speed, I'll have to work on that, too.
catching days feels week
I'll have a week to put the cleats on and get ready. Is a week enough? I don't see why not. I've been catching footballs two days a week. It feels like I'm able to get into it quickly.
certainly element expect great honor huge olympian perfection ski success
Overall, it was a huge success for me. It was a huge honor for me to be a two-time Olympian and have the accomplishments that I've been able to have in skiing. But certainly there was an element of disappointment. ... I expect perfection out of myself, and I didn't ski a perfect run. I was disappointed in that, but I did ski well, and I had a great time.
freestyle incredible olympics reasons serious watching
The Olympics is an incredible celebration of athletics. Watching the 1992 Albertville Olympics was one of the reasons I got serious about freestyle skiing.
football routes running training year
I would think as long as I'm playing, I wouldn't be skiing. I want to be running routes all year long. I would want to be training for football all year, which I've never done.
ahead challenge great
It's great to have that right now something that's such a big challenge right ahead of me.
affected amazing dreamed medal ride success
I've had more success in this sport than I ever dreamed possible. It's just been an amazing ride and I don't think a medal here would have affected that at all.