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...
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Watching John Elway in Colorado, that goal was actually born before skiing. But the NFL is such a business. Obviously, I would LOVE to play for the Broncos, but I would also love to play for anyone who drafts me.
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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.
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I went into this thing thinking I would not get drafted and do it through free agency. I tried to lower the expectation when things were out of my control like they were today. All I can do now is show up in Philadelphia and bring my work ethic and work as hard as I can.
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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.
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I'm humbled to be here, and I'm very excited. The sport of football has been a huge passion of mine ever since I can remember walking. Unfortunately, it was taken from me by the NCAA. But they're not in the building today, and I'm ready to get started.
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My whole mentality was similar to the Tiger Woods approach. I had a lot of opportunities to jump in training and competition. I focused only on improving these skills. Adversity and racing gave me confidence to get through it.
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Well, this is America, so obviously football is the Big Daddy in this country. It gets the most attention and has the most pressure, and that's what I've been really missing. A lot of people love to ski in this country, but it's primarily a recreational sport and that's the way people view it. Competitive skiing is not really on the radar here.
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It's going to take a lot of fuel. Getting ready to take the punishment, getting back in football shape. The commitment is huge.
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It shouldn't be about winning. What's important is coming here, to a fantastic event that brings together great athletes from all over the world, and taking in the experience. That's what I hope to take from this.
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It's great to have that right now something that's such a big challenge right ahead of me.
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It was hard, calling unwanted attention to myself when I was a freshman with a huge challenge. It was hard when the NCAA said, 'Your college football career is over and your scholarship is gone.' I had started throwing a football at age 2.
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This is it. That was my last race for sure. I'm really looking forward to what's next.
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The NCAA couldn't take this away from me.
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The NCAA can't continue to turn a cold shoulder on these athletes because it's not fair,