I was under the impression that I could come back and make an impact. But without a healthy leg, it's pretty hard to do anything that involves jumping.
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This year, I want to take something away from each meet and build upon that. It might go great and it might go terrible, but I have to learn from all the meets. Consistency is what I'm shooting for. Reno is definitely a key meet for all of us, because we'll figure out what we need to work on.Tommy Skipper
I needed to rebuild my confidence. That was the whole reason to go over there ... I think I was a little too hard on myself last year. If I had to do it over, I would have taken more time to come back from the injury and not worry about trying to make an immediate impact.
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The plan is to open high and try to jump as high as I can. After that, I go into a rigorous outdoor training session for several weeks to get a good base for the next couple of months. (Today) is probably the freshest I'll be for a while.
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