JUST IN: Mikaela Shiffrin, 27, won her 87th World Cup race on Friday, breaking the overall career World Cup victory record.
Mikaela Shiffrin of Team United States reacts during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Slalom on Saturday in Are, Sweden.Mikaela Shiffrin of Team United States reacts during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Slalom on Saturday in Are, Sweden.Mikaela Shiffrin, 27, won her 87th World Cup race on Saturday, breaking the overall career World Cup victory record.
In an interview in late February, she told NPR's A Martínez,"As much as winning feels great, winning ski races is like 5% of what I actually do." She said the day-in-day-out work of training happens all year,"and you dream about the race wins. But at the same time, that's such a small, small part of it."On the paradox of trying to win
But I do not feel confident in what's going to happen. In fact, if you asked me about any given race, I normally think I'm not going to win the race. No matter what I accomplish in my career ... somebody out there is going to say something about how I'm still not good enough. No matter what I do, I'm not going to be good enough.
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