'Race this': Mikaela Shiffrin on her mindset, and her playlist, this ski season
When many of us take time off from our jobs, we can forget basic stuff, like computer passwords. So when ski season starts, how does Mikaela Shiffrin click back into scorching slalom courses?
Even the winningest alpine skier of all time sometimes needs to pause and take a breath at the top of a mountain.
That's what you learn if you ask Mikaela Shiffrin if — despite her ability to do things no one else can — she ever needs to remind herself that hurtling down a race course is not only survivable, but something she's pretty good at.
"Short answer: Yes," Shiffrin told NPR.
Call it a normal part of returning to work after time off: Some of us forget a computer password, and others need a moment to get their brain and body ready to fly down ski runs at interstate speeds.
It's about having a healthy dose of respect for
