"I think part of what made me good as an elite-level competitor in sport was the ability to stay really, really calm in intense, pressure situations," Hall told The Times in a phone interview Thursday from Encinitas, where he's staying with his sister, Maria Diego. "And I was that [on Tuesday] - you know, pragmatic, making decisions and sizing up the situation. I could see that this was a disaster unfolding and that the house was gonna burn."
"I was getting pelted by embers on that first run," Hall said. "So I grabbed my dog and some dog food, and that was it." Hall's prioritization of essentials during a crisis illustrates the impact of his life experiences on his decision-making.
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