Olympic athletes spend most of their time readying to compete for one glorious moment on the worlds biggest stage.
But that doesnt mean they cant be book nerds like the rest of us.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
East of Edenwas my favorite book growing up.
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The concept really inspired me to study religion and old languages.
Scrubs
Scrubswas my second parent when I was [a teenager].
So I really connected toScrubsand that was very emotional show.
It grounds me, to be appreciative of the things I have.
Diary by Chuck Palahniuk
Diaryis a really cool story.
Using description to create the feeling, and short narrative.
Black Hawk Down
My dad flew F-15s.
Game Grumps
I watch Game Grumps almost daily, which is a YouTube show.
Theyve helped me normalize a lot of things.
Its kind of a new phenomenon in my life.
Semi-nihilistic, or whatever, the approach he has.
Game of Thrones TV series and A Song of Ice and Fire book series by George R.R.
Martin
Game of Thronesis a really interesting TV show and book series Ive recently gotten into.
I think its exciting and very well written.
Funny People
I think Judd Apatow is genius, obviously, and that movie speaks to me.
Its very telling and cool.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
