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It's brutal because we're at altitude, which makes any aerobic sport much harder. And just the way the course is set up, you're basically climbing an alpine hill up into the range. - James Upham Quotes

It's brutal because we're at altitude, which makes any aerobic sport much harder. And just the way the course is set up, you're basically climbing an alpine hill up into the range.

You have to be Lance Armstrong and Babe Ruth. - James Upham Quotes

You have to be Lance Armstrong and Babe Ruth.

You have to measure your success. There's 100 people in the race and only three get medals. We still have a young group. We have a couple veterans. So, we're focused on performances, not results. - James Upham Quotes

You have to measure your success. There's 100 people in the race and only three get medals. We still have a young group. We have a couple veterans. So, we're focused on performances, not results.

You almost expect surprises in this type of a race. The skiing was so fast because you had this ice coming out of the sky, making really hard tracks. There isn't a huge gap in the skiing. You couldn't make more than a minute or two on anybody today. So the (good) shooters had a huge advantage, much more than normal. - James Upham Quotes

You almost expect surprises in this type of a race. The skiing was so fast because you had this ice coming out of the sky, making really hard tracks. There isn't a huge gap in the skiing. You couldn't make more than a minute or two on anybody today. So the (good) shooters had a huge advantage, much more than normal.

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Now we have the best performance we've ever had in the Olympics. Bam! It's done. We did it on the first day. Now it takes the pressure off and we can just focus on improving the performance aspects. - James Upham Quotes

Now we have the best performance we've ever had in the Olympics. Bam! It's done. We did it on the first day. Now it takes the pressure off and we can just focus on improving the performance aspects.

You medal is that far away. Half a bullet tip away. - James Upham Quotes

You medal is that far away. Half a bullet tip away.

You don't get a rest before shooting. There's nowhere to take a break. People on TV will see it as a dinky little downhill before the shooting and think, 'Well, it's easy.' But you've just climbed up a kilometer up to there and you're totally wiped out by the time you get to the point. - James Upham Quotes

You don't get a rest before shooting. There's nowhere to take a break. People on TV will see it as a dinky little downhill before the shooting and think, 'Well, it's easy.' But you've just climbed up a kilometer up to there and you're totally wiped out by the time you get to the point.

It's been fun so far, but now it really gets fun. - James Upham Quotes

It's been fun so far, but now it really gets fun.

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I don't think they have an answer. They worked really hard the next day and he shot fine and there was nothing wrong with his rifle. - James Upham Quotes

I don't think they have an answer. They worked really hard the next day and he shot fine and there was nothing wrong with his rifle.

Very rarely are they separated. Usually at the beginning of the training we do a couple of shootings separated so that gets them in their own rhythm and I can see all the shots. But then they work together the rest of the workout. They ski together, shoot together, test the skis together. - James Upham Quotes

Very rarely are they separated. Usually at the beginning of the training we do a couple of shootings separated so that gets them in their own rhythm and I can see all the shots. But then they work together the rest of the workout. They ski together, shoot together, test the skis together.

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