"Road racing at the moment because it's still so new to me. I like the fact that they are longer and teamwork is important. I guess the same is true for track, it's just that I have used track this year as a training device to improve my sprinting in road racing"
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The subtext is cultural too: the language of sport becomes the language of career maintenance. Track is demoted to a “training device,” which is a little bracing in its honesty. It’s not disrespect, it’s strategy. He’s describing a hierarchy of meaning: road racing is the main stage because it’s where he feels he’s becoming someone new; track is the lab where he engineers the version of himself that can compete there.
That’s also where the quote gains emotional traction. It’s not a motivational poster about chasing your dreams; it’s a snapshot of how adults actually grow. They don’t abandon old arenas; they repurpose them. Coming from an actor, this reads like an off-camera truth about reinvention: you keep the familiar craft around, but you stop confusing it with the thing that currently makes you feel alive.
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| Topic | Training & Practice |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Gosselaar, Mark-Paul. (2026, January 17). Road racing at the moment because it's still so new to me. I like the fact that they are longer and teamwork is important. I guess the same is true for track, it's just that I have used track this year as a training device to improve my sprinting in road racing. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/road-racing-at-the-moment-because-its-still-so-72689/
Chicago Style
Gosselaar, Mark-Paul. "Road racing at the moment because it's still so new to me. I like the fact that they are longer and teamwork is important. I guess the same is true for track, it's just that I have used track this year as a training device to improve my sprinting in road racing." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/road-racing-at-the-moment-because-its-still-so-72689/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Road racing at the moment because it's still so new to me. I like the fact that they are longer and teamwork is important. I guess the same is true for track, it's just that I have used track this year as a training device to improve my sprinting in road racing." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/road-racing-at-the-moment-because-its-still-so-72689/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.






