“When you have a more well-rounded life, it doesn’t take away, it doesn’t distract you as an athlete,” Courtney told him. “It makes you stronger and better. And able to have a clear head when you get the opportunity to line up…I bring who I am to the bike. But the bike does not make me who I am.”

Notes on elite performance that support why being well rounded and having interests outside of your core pursuit is a good thing.

https://davidepstein.substack.com/p/why-hobbies-are-an-advantage-not