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You don't stand on the starting line of a race just because you want to race that day,
it's something you've prepared over a long period of time.
It's a gradual build-up of pleasure, of training,
there are some parts you enjoy and others less
and on the vineyard it's the same.
It still takes up a big place in my life,
but when we took on the vineyard we didn't wonder how it would fit,
we just decided to adapt as best we could.
Carline and I were searching for something to do together.
We wanted to work outdoors, on a project that would be our own.
We wanted to create something together.
Ultimately we knew it would be very hard, but maybe that's what motivated us.
It was an unusual activity, which almost seemed bound to failure.
We knew it would be hard to setup, to run.
We knew that each day would be different, that each year would be different.
More importantly, we had no idea as to whether we would succeed,
if it would work or not.
That's really what makes you want to go for it.
It motivates you every day as you try to accomplish new things.
From one year to the next, what's great is that nothing is set in stone.
You'll never get the same result, even if you do everything by the book,
there will always be some difference.
It's true that you can learn a lot at school,
but you learn other things through practise.
You have to keep questioning yourself year after year,
because in this work you keep learning every day and every year
and that too is magnificent.
You need to reflect on your choices. It's the same at the end of each race.
You have to evolve and continuously question yourself each year.
We've adapted well,
the fact that we work mainly outdoors, that I spend a lot of time amongst the grapevines,
it means I've changed the way I train and probably also the way I see things.
But I've always needed to have a connection with the mountains,
to be up there, sometimes in the snow, out exploring.
If I don't go, I don't feel right. That's the way it is.
I believe that being in the mountains,
being a mountain person allows you to develop a pretty amazing capacity
for pushing your limits.
I think it's important and maybe that's why mountain people often stick together.
It makes for strong characters.
What's truly interesting is that you can then reproduce these qualities in everyday life.
I think these are two worlds that are based on pleasure and sharing,
for me they are one in the same
and this motivates me to go further and to always learn more.