The difference between those who adapted and those who didn't, Gorton said, was a willingness to totally commit.

If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.

From the bodybuilding days on, I learnedthat everything is reps and mileage. The more miles you ski, the better a skier you become; the more reps you do, the better your body.

I didn't mind basic training. It taught me that something that seems impossible at the start can be achieved.