Back in Austria, I grew up as a real warrior and I was a world class youth and Junior decathlete. I tried out a lot of sports, focusing more and more on the throwing events, especially hammer and discus throw, which brought me to America. I was part of the Austrian and then later of the German Bobsled team, I think I can be a big support for the team of the united states, because I was training with the best bobsled team on the world, for 6 months, the Germans.