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...
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.
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I got to put on the red, white and blue. I got to represent the greatest nation on earth. That is a fantastic thing. And I happened to be able to win a medal along with it.
care coming leave margin tomorrow track
I don't care what the margin is. We're coming out tomorrow and we're going to leave everything on the track and see what happens.
keeps pushing
If Brock keeps pushing the way he has, we're going to be just fine.
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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.
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We had the best velocity on the top of the hill almost every time and that's an indication that your brakeman is loading and accelerating into the sled better than anybody. I think he's one of the most talented guys in our sport. He deserved an Olympic medal.
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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.
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People don't realize the technological advantages that can make a difference. And there are rules, but great engineers seem to find the loopholes. And, of course, they don't want to expose that. You learn pretty quickly that you want to protect your intellectual property.
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The old driver just didn't get it done again today.
driving knew landed line needed safe slowing track
I knew the track was slowing down so I was going to have to have a big-time run, ... I needed to make up 18-hundreths on the Russians. And you can't do that driving a safe line, so I went to the other line and landed on my head. That's racing.
bottom knew trouble
I knew I was in trouble when I got to the bottom of the run.
fast hoping last next pull quick
I haven't been fast in the two-man here at all, not last year, not in training. I just, for some reason, haven't been quick here. I have been fast in the four-man. ... I'm hoping we can pull it off next week.
ice
I had this big, long, ice roller-coaster in my mind, This is kind of a joke.
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I never dreamed about actually going to compete for a medal. We hadn't won a medal in 46 years, and I never dreamed a guy from Texas would be the one to get it done.