I started sailing because I had to stop playing tennis so much, as I had bad knees. Hannah Mills More Quotes by Hannah Mills More Quotes From Hannah Mills We want to give it absolutely everything these last six months to make sure we go there and give it our best performance. Hannah Mills sports Sport's hard: the margin between winning and losing is tiny. Hannah Mills tiny hard losing winning Sailing is such a variable sport. There could be no wind, or there could be 25 knots. You never know what you're going to get. Hannah Mills never know you wind I loved to do sports when I was young. We were on a family holiday and went sailing. I just loved it. And there, you can say, life began to change for me. Hannah Mills me family change life I deferred my third-year studies from university to go full time sailing to try and qualify for the 2012 London Olympics, which I did. I tried to go back to the university, but having won the silver medal, I just haven't been able to get back. And now I'm not sure if I ever will. Hannah Mills will back go time I'm scared of the water, and I hate the sea. I'd be all right if it was clear and I could see what was underneath. But it's the not knowing what's there that freaks me out. Hannah Mills me hate sea water I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. To be going to the Games in your own country is another thing; to do it as a potential medallist is another thing again. Hannah Mills your own always country You've got to be able to take the bad events with the good ones. You've got to learn to deal with them and learn to take as much as you can from those. Have fun and put as much as you can into it. As long as you've done your best, that's all you can do. Hannah Mills best good you long I like to relax a lot the night before a race. I like having people around me. I don't like being on my own, particularly. Music helps psych you up, too. Hannah Mills me you relax music You can't just get in a boat with someone and be great straight away. It takes a lot of time to get used to each other. You need to learn how the other person reacts to certain situations. Hannah Mills great you boat time
