whatever does not kill me will make me stronger.

and so i walk out of this accident an even bigger daredevil haha. but seriously, hey there's risks in everything. if we keep avoiding every risk, we would achieve nothing. i love cycling. i want to become a good cyclist. i believe i can become one. so i do cycle and train and put myself at risk from traffic. so do every national cyclist, triathlete, and aspiring athletes in these fields. lance armstrong trained cycling on the roads, not just doing circles in the velodrome or doing drills on a cycling trainer. so did each and every other athlete. marathon runners dun just run on treadmills and on running tracks. swimmers dun just do laps in a pool. and if every canoeist/kayaker/rower/sailor did did training in calm waters, how would they learn how to handle rough choppy waters? skill comes not only from practice but experience. name me an F1 driver that has not spun out or crashed before even once in his career. rare to find. and those who have not done so are not usually among the top. i want to achieve something. so i have to do what i must while keeping the risks in mind. and that's life.

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