Justin Smith

How does FOX contribute to your success?
Providing the best shocks in the business and progressing their product.

Tell us about your bike/vehicle setup.
Which one? It changes day to day and race to race.

What else is in your garage?
What garage? Race Cars, fab and prep tools, dirtbike, mtn and bmx bike, snowboard and a bunch of trophies.

What's your training regimen?
Working, gym and riding bikes.

Any major injuries, and how did you recover?
Tons of broken bones and plenty of surgeries.

What's your typical pre-race/event meal? Guilty pleasure?
Oatmeal and fruit. FroYo is my weakness.

How do you determine which races or events to enter each year?
Where the sponsors want me to go and where there is the most competition.

What motivated you to get started professionally?
I wanted to compete with the best and progress in the sport.

What separates you from other professional athletes?
I build and prep what I race.

What would you be doing if you weren't a professional athlete?
Selling churro's at the border.

What's the best thing about being a professional athlete?
Winning. Duh!

What other sports are you interested in?
Riding my dirtbike, mtn bike, snowboarding and anything else with wheels.

Any advice to the readers dreaming to turn pro?
If you want to win, the work load never gets lighter.

What are your favorite magazines and websites?
Dirtsports, Transworld Motocross, Dusty Times, Dirtnewz.com and Race-dezert.com

Favorite movie quote?
"Shit happens when you party naked"

Who is your hero?
Anyone that has built an empire from nothing.

Are you a Mac or PC? PC except for my iPhone

Top 3 bands Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer and Rise Against

Greatest strength The will to never say never

Most frustrating challenge Getting funding to do it right

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