Jamie Barrow has broken a new barrier by setting the British speed snowboarding record with a 94.3mph run in Verbier, Switzerland.
Hunger
Barrow - part of the British Snowboardcross Team - hopes that his achievement will resonate with students participating in the
Sky Sports Living for Sport scheme and encourage them to reach their full potential.
As an Athlete Mentor on the initiative, run in conjunction with the Youth Sport Trust, Barrow is a keen advocate of the scheme's
'Six Keys to Success' - which include mental toughness, hunger to achieve and breaking barriers - and insists they continue to help him to fulfil his goals.
"Everything I've ever done in this sport uses the Six Keys - especially when it comes to breaking barriers.
"So many people told me not to even attempt this challenge that I did have my doubts but no matter how scared I was I decided to do it.
"My hunger to achieve helped me go down the slope in the first place because I definitely wouldn't do it if I didn't want it so badly.
"It drives me on and I still want to break that 100mph barrier. No-one thought I could hit 150kmh (93.2mph) with the boots and the board that I had because they'd never seen anyone do that before.
"But that just goes to show how important it is to follow your dreams."
Follow Jamie on Twitter at @BarrowBoarder and keep up to date with all the latest Sky Sports Living for Sport Mentor news at @SkySportsLFS and at @SkySportsOli.
Since
Sky Sports Living for Sport launched in 2003, around 74,000 young people in over a third of schools across the UK have benefitted by using sport to improve their lives - including the winner of this year's Sky Sports Living for Sport Awards, Wayne Instrell.
Watch his story here...
