I rememberthesurgeontellingme, youknow, wesavedyourleg, butwedon't knowwhat, ifany, functionalityyou'lleverhave. Andthatreallywas, I think, a reallydefiningmomentinmylife.
I couldhavegonedown a reallydeep, darkhole. I mean, I couldhaveacceptedthat, but I toldmyself, like, I wasgonnaprovethemwrong. Andthenonce I wasdoingphysicaltherapy, I gotintothisroutine.
I knewhowtoswim, and I knewthatthatwouldmakemefeel a littlemorefree. So I startedswimmingat a poolhereinSanFrancisco. I gotin, and I justlovedit. I justfeltreallynormal. I waslike, yeah, I'm justanotherswimmer, anditwasthebeginningofthispassion.
It's somethingthatisreallysacredtome. I can't imaginemylifewithoutit. I startmydayat 4:15 everymorning. I trainin a poolforaboutanhourand a half. I thengoforanotherswiminthebay.
I see a varietyofbirdsoutthere. I seesealsoutthere. Youhavetheserealamazinginteractionswithnaturebeforemostpeopleareawake, and I can't imaginemylifewithoutitnow.