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| How would you feel if you were the No. 1 globally ranked athlete in your sport?
Confident? Proud? A little cocky, even?
How about nonchalant?
Brad Walker, a University of Washington alumnus and former Husky pole-vaulter, listed his accomplishments as casually as if he were naming off his sports memorabilia.
Walker has been the gold medalist at the 2007 Outdoor Championships, gold medalist at the 2006 Indoor Championships and the No. 1 pole-vaulter in the world since 2007.
He talks about vaulting to the No. 1 spot in a matter-of-fact manner, much like a math professor teaching derivational calculus would.
“Once I started jumping professionally and started jumping overseas, I just had to continue to get better as an athlete and work my way to the top,” Walker said. “Now that I’ve reached the top, it’s just motivating to work that much harder to stay there.”
Walker is a self-motivator who tells himself, “You’re capable of being at the top of the world, so you’re also capable of holding that rank.”
This year will mark Walker’s second time at the Olympic trials, and though he is projected to be a virtual shoe-in for the U.S. Olympic team, Walker remains cautiously optimistic.
“My number one goal is to go there and hopefully win the Olympic Trials,” Walker said. “But because the top three people go to the Olympics, I’ll be happy with any of those top three spots.”
Walker’s past experience in the 2004 Olympi ... |
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