In addition to not being afraid of risks,certain people may perceive risk differently from others Shane Murphy,
a sports psychologist and professor at Western Connecticut State University, has worked with Olympians and other athletes. He says he is struck by the way they redefine risk according to their skills,experience, and environment.
He worked with a group climbing Everest without oxygen,which to him was the riskiest thing anyone could do.
But the climbers took every precaution to prepare themselves for this climb. As Murphy describes it, "To them it was the next step in an activity that they've done for years.