14. What is the favorite skill that Harry Leary's niece took away from him? Hear her response...

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2026-01-29

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14. What’s the most important lesson you can learn from a BMX legend?

In this clip from the Fireside BMX Chat podcast, Jessica Reveal — famed archer and niece of BMX icon Harry Leary — is asked by Lititz BMX’s Kyle A. Huffman what single skill she took away from her uncle.

Her answer? Stubbornness.

Jessica explains how Harry showed up no matter what — even when he felt off, even when he knew he might lose. That relentless mindset shaped how she approaches pressure, failure, and success in her own archery and hunting career.

💬 “Failure leads to success. You have to fail in order to win.”

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You've talked a lot about um things you fondly remember about him and him
fondly remember about him and him teaching you a few things, but what do
teaching you a few things, but what do you think is the favorite skill you have
you think is the favorite skill you have taken away from him is?
taken away from him is? >> Okay. Favorite skill that I've taken
>> Okay. Favorite skill that I've taken from him?
from him? >> Mhm.
I I honestly I I don't know if it's a
I honestly I I don't know if it's a skill or less
skill or less more of a personality trait.
more of a personality trait. >> Okay.
>> Okay. >> But I'd have to say
>> But I'd have to say stubbornness or [laughter]
stubbornness or [laughter] >> Okay. I love it. How so? If you don't
>> Okay. I love it. How so? If you don't mind. I mean, no, no matter what, no
mind. I mean, no, no matter what, no matter how hard things can get or even
matter how hard things can get or even if he knew he he was going to lose a
if he knew he he was going to lose a race or
race or um you know, he didn't feel good or he
um you know, he didn't feel good or he was in pain,
was in pain, he still went out and did it. And that's
he still went out and did it. And that's something I I don't I don't quit. I'm
something I I don't I don't quit. I'm too stubborn to quit. And that's
too stubborn to quit. And that's something that I mean that's something
something that I mean that's something that he kind of pushed into me. Just
that he kind of pushed into me. Just don't quit, you know, no matter how how
don't quit, you know, no matter how how hard a hunt can be.
hard a hunt can be. >> Mhm.
>> Mhm. >> No matter how dumb the elk and mu deer
>> No matter how dumb the elk and mu deer are making you look, just just keep
are making you look, just just keep going. It's it's all about the mental
going. It's it's all about the mental strength and you know, you're not you're
strength and you know, you're not you're not going to win unless you lose a
not going to win unless you lose a little bit. You know, fail failure leads
little bit. You know, fail failure leads to success. So, you got to fail in order
to success. So, you got to fail in order to win. And
to win. And >> yeah.
>> yeah. >> Yeah. It's just keep keep going.

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