I have rarely seen the face of a mechanic in the action of creation which was not fine, never one which was not earnest and impressive.
Impossible for wrestler to become doctor or the mechanic. All they know is the wrestling and forever they do this job.
There is no such thing as low maintenance or high maintenance, just a bunch of women hoping for a capable mechanic.
I started out printing silk screen t-shirts. I sold ink pens. I worked construction. I worked at a gas station. I pumped gas. I was a mechanic for a little bit. I went into sewers, down into sewer lines. I had a lot of somewhat unpleasant gigs for a time there.
A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.
I think the biggest thing to being an elite-level bobsledder is grit. You have to really want it. It's a very blue-collar sport. We do a lot of the work ourselves; we sand the runners, we wash the sled, we help maintain the sled. Obviously, we have a sled mechanic that travels with us, but a lot of the work we do ourselves.
I didn't grow up to become a mechanic - but some of my classmates did. And they've been able to build good, middle class lives for themselves and their families.