Todd Hays
Todd Hays
Todd Dennys Haysis an American former bobsledder who competed from 1994 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002, breaking a 46-year medal drought for the US national bobsleigh team...
germans hoping program races winning
The Germans have been winning races for a long, long time. They're on a whole other level. I'm hoping one day our program will get there.
event fast hoping pull quick
Four-man is my event really. I haven't been quick here but I've been fast in the four-man. I'm hoping we can pull it off.
dirt guys heck miles parents post road
My parents live 16 miles out on a dirt road and another mile on a different road. How the heck did they find the way out there? These guys are like the post office. Rain, snow, hail, they're there.
certainly deal life sad
It's not going to be a sad thing. It's just part of life and I certainly can deal with it.
beating hill
It will be the same thing as the two-man, get the sled down the hill without beating up too many walls.
ability athletes baseball battery drivers few football push run speed summer trying year
It's much like any other team, like a baseball team, a football team, where each year we have guys, older, veterans, all trying out for the same few spots. Each year, every summer they push athletes and drivers are evaluated on their speed and strength, and ability to push a sled. They run through a battery of tests.
advised concerned protocol security standard
We've not been advised (about security plans). I think it's going to be a standard protocol security situation. This day and age, you have security. I'm not real concerned about it.
drive hurting pull track
This track is different. You've got to drive a lot more than I like to drive. I don't like to pull on the ropes. I like to let the sled fly. And it's really hurting me here in Italy. I can't get used to the idea of yanking the sled around and it's really killing my splits.
catch equipment europeans finally side starting technical
We're finally starting to catch up with the Europeans on the equipment and the technical side of things.
energy job last ounce tomorrow
Tomorrow will be my last two bobsled runs, and you'll see every ounce of energy that I have in this sport. I've got to try to do a lot better job for my teammates.
deserve guys last medal none tomorrow vancouver
Tomorrow will be my last two bobsled runs. I'm not getting any younger, and I don't think I'll be able to get it done in Vancouver when I'm 40. I have a medal but none of those guys do. I really, really wanted to get it done for those guys. They deserve a medal.
finishing games life olympic worse
Unfortunately it didn't go as I'd hoped. But fortunately I know there's a lot worse things in life than not finishing the Olympic Games with a medal.
blood couple drive lost pain rushing
The pain was extreme. I still had to drive the sled down the track. I could feel the blood rushing out of my shoe. That's when I got concerned. I thought I'd lost a couple toes.
across drive needed runner sit whatever
What I don't want to do is come across like I'm making excuses. I need to get it done with whatever runner I'm on. I'm not going to sit here and say it's all runners. I needed to drive better. I needed to find a way to get it done, and I didn't do that.