http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/motocross.jpgJames Stewart is a 21-year-old Floridian, the youngest champion AMA motocross has ever seen and the first and only African-American to win a major motorsports championship.
Stewart opened this season with three straight victories -- making him the first rider in 10 years to win the opening three rounds of the AMA Supercross Series (legend Jeremy McGrath did it in 1996). Halfway through the season, Stewart is the points leader for world and domestic Supercross championships.
Between the travel and training, ESPN.com spoke with Stewart about his accomplishments and aspirations:
Because of your age, talent and race, you are seen as someone who is different than the rest of the field. Do you feel different than everyone else?
Not really, no. I see myself just like everybody else as far as going out and doing my best and trying to win races and having fun in the meantime. Under the helmet, other things don't matter. We all have an equal shot at winning and that's why we're out there. But I'd say the biggest difference between me and the rest of the field is probably just that image of what I try to give back to the fans and how hard I try to please them ? even if it means falling on my face laughs. My personality is probably the biggest difference, more so than any of the other factors that describe me.