Donny Robinson, 2007 US National Champion and winner of pretty much everything BMX is answering the Who? What? Where? Why? And How? From the GO211 community as he prepares to follow his dreams for Olympic Gold in Beijing this summer. Not only is d.R a legendary BMX'er but he is also has some double top secret dance and gymnastic skills, so ask him anything and everything BMX, gymnastics, song, dance, and life, seriously, this guy knows it all, fire away he’s all yours......

All training is the same as the past few years. The next race is always the most important for me so I'm taking one race at a time. The only thing that is changing is that I'm taking a bunch of races off so that I can train more often for the more important Olympic qualifying events.

I answered this question for my first high school essay my senior year. I answered with "nasal spray." Of course I was half kidding but half serious too because when I'm sick I don't think I would be able to live without them. Needless to say I got a "D" on that paper and no respect from my teacher. But seriously, off the top of my head, I would say the technology of cell phones. Makes my life so much easier being able to stay in constant contact with emails and such. I'm sure I might change my mind if I heard some other answers though.

Gymnastics definitely made a difference in my racing. Not only did it give me great upper body and leg workouts, it also taught me how to crash. I was so used to tucking up into a ball in gymnastics that before I would hit the ground in a crash I would instinctively curl up into a ball and that always protected me from more serious injuries. I would totally recommend any gymnastics exercises to all ages. You know I'm always here for you guys Mark.

I smile a lot because I got my teeth whitened. I'm going to get the most out of the money spent.

No, I just don't have a color camera yet. I used my grandma's camera she had as a kid.

There are so many small riders out there that have way more skill and speed than I ever did at their age. I'd say the kid that reminds me most of myself is little Lucas Howes.

(FYI- Tiffany is my girlfriend). I'm not sure yet. I'm a guy, so give me time, we've only been dating for 5 years.

I want to have the feeling of success, for myself. It doesn't mean I have to drive the best car or have the biggest house or even be known as the best BMXer ever. At the end of the day, I need to feel like I accomplished everything I wanted to and have a feeling of genuine success (as I see it) for my life.

I'm on my bike nearly every day. I don't necessarily do on-bike training every day, but since I don't have a car, I have to ride to the gym, etc...

There are plenty of ideas that most track directors do not use for some reason. Partner up with a local bike shops, this will help them as well as to attract kids to your track. Two pocket books are better than one. Go to all the elementary schools in your town and talk about BMX Racing or have them schedule field trips out to the track. You can also use the bike shop for this one to allow kids to test out the track (of course safety/insurance issues arise with this one, but it's a great tool). Get in the newspaper, either by ads or have writers come out to report on this great sport. I'm sure writers would love the story of BMX coming to elementary schools and for there being a community day out at the track.

My trainer said take a few weeks off. Haha.

Yes sir I did.

I've always wanted to do sweet tricks on my bike but it's not going to happen so I built up a trampoline bike. I guess if I would practice tricks on my real bike as much as I do on the trampoline I might be able to pull them off.

I sort of have an "online trainer." My trainer lives in Colombia, so he sends me my schedules by email every week. I have known him for many years but may only see him 5 times a year at races. We started out by him having me do specific tests which would tell him where I was at in my physical strength and that would dictate how he would have my training progress. I just give him reports on how I'm feeling and of course my results tell him as well. As far as "cookie cutter" programs online, I think as long as you find the individual making the programs has knowledge and experience in BMX, you'll be all right. There are many BMX veterans who can make solid training programs based on their experiences.

You should talk to, I think she is called my publicist, she can tell you where to get one. Heard she's kinda bossy though. ;)

Joey showed me his website. That idea has been around for a while now, but for Joey to actually go out and do it, makes him that much more rad of a dude. Joey knows how to do it right for sure.

Oh yeah for sure. I think I'm up to about 8 or so in my life. I was told by doctors after the second time that if I got anymore I would need to stop racing, but do extreme athletes ever listen? Haha.

Well get them out to a track! Here are the basics. All BMX races are free admission (even the nationals) so I'd start out with scouting ABABMX.com and NBL.org where you will find locations of local tracks and national events(plenty in the PHX area) and the dates. The best place to get BMX goodies are at the races themselves. Next national your way will be in Goodyear, AZ Jan. 25-27 2008. Come check it out, I should be there.

Geesh, I couldn't tell you the best answer for that. I'd go with what the big dogs do well on. Obviously, the Mirra's, Cranmer's, Guettler's and Dhers' could win on anything they ride, but they have serious input in the development of their bikes, so look to them for the sweetest rides.

It all depends... Am I riding hard or just having fun? If it's a hard ride I could do Eminem or something like that (gotta get pumped up). If I'm just out having fun or cruising, I could always go with the smooth acapella group of Rockapella.