I think the big challenge for most people is that we get our identity from what we do and how well we do it.

And so the minute that stuff starts diminishing, we cannot but help feel that there's something wrong with who we are.

This is the Adventure Sports podcast where we hear stories of adventure from every corner of the planet.

We interview all sorts of folks who are using their sport to explore the world around them

and give you the inspiration you all the mothers out there.

Happy Mother's Day.

I know it's a day late, but, you know, every Mother's Day, I think about the time when I was,

first started playing basketball, and I wanted to quit because I was so intimidated.

I had never played.

It was terrible and I was young, you know,

in like middle school or something.

I wanted to quit the team and my mom wouldn't let me.

And just no matter what I did, she would not let me quit the team.

Well, I ended up falling in love with the game, played a little bit in college, and ended up, yeah, being a huge passion of mine to this day.

And that lesson has taught me so much.

It kept me going through all my bike trips or all my adventures.

And so, Mom, thank you for that.

Again, I know you hear this story probably every year,

but it truly changed my life, not letting me quit something just because I wanted to. And so,

you know, actually that lesson of not letting your feelings dictate your decisions is something

we talk a lot about in this episode with Alex Harris. And I'm just going to go ahead and say it.

Alex is one of my biggest

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