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" All growing up, the outside world wants to tell you what you can and cannot do as a female - what sports are acceptable, what sports are appropriate, what is appropriate to study, what is appropriate to say. But luckily, I have a strong family, and my mom is the most amazing mom in the world. She never let me worry about biases. "

Elana Meyers

Mom

Family

Sports

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Elana Meyers

Good

" I train with track athletes, which is weird for bobsledders. I love training with track athletes because they help me work on my speed, and they give me something to cheer for during the Summer Olympics. "

Elana Meyers

Love

Help

" Traditionally, the treatment for a concussion has been to stare at a wall and wait for your brain to heal itself. Don't watch TV, don't read a book, don't look at your phone, and definitely don't train. It's a torturous protocol for an athlete. "

" I'm E Money because I'm money when it counts. Not sure exactly where or when it started, but I was called it in softball, too. "

" Bobsled is best for athletes who are fast and strong, which were my strengths in softball. "

" I got a letter from a mom, and she was telling me about how her daughter is a tomboy and the trouble she has in classes and being around boys. She herself had the same kinds of problems growing up and how inspired they were by me. That was such an incredible email to receive. "

Elana Meyers

Mom

Problems

" We're a sport that was in obscurity for so long, we started to get used to that. "

" I've encountered a lot of biases as a woman. "

" Growing up, most girls have this image of how they want their wedding to be and things like that. I had none of that except for the cake I wanted, and that's what I got. The cake was the first thing we ordered. "

" It's a challenge, but every single German or Canadian I want to beat, I still have to love them. That means competing the way God wants me to compete and helping my opponents if they have a need. "

Elana Meyers

Love

God

" I'm not sure I'll ever love softball as much as bobsled. It's like having children: you don't love one more than the other, you just love them differently, and that's how my love for softball is vs. my love of bobsled - two totally different sports with different personalities. "

Elana Meyers

Children

Love

" I don't like cold weather. "

" My father was an NFL running back, so I feel like I might be more susceptible, genetically, to CTE. "

" Making the transition from softball to bobsleigh was difficult, but my family and friends believed in me when no one else would. "

Elana Meyers

Friends

Transition

" I love this country. I love being a citizen. I believe we are the greatest country in the world. "

" I love who I am. But being a woman competing in a male-dominated sport and always trying to push the envelope as a female athlete, you get a lot of comparisons to men and things like that. "

" My favorite thing about South Korea is the people - they are so kind and helpful. "

" Bobsled boils down to three things - your equipment, start, and drive. To win the Olympics requires all three. "

" Bobsledding is like sprinting with NASCAR. You get to push these 400-pound sleds as fast as you can down a hill and hop in. How could you not enjoy that? "

" I was always encouraged to participate in whatever sports I wanted to be in. "

" Bobsledders are big athletes, and I'm a big athlete. "

" I think the hardest thing is that all of us would love to just stick to sports - but if you want us to be role models to kids, then you need to stand for more than just sports. "

" I'll do whatever I need to do to bring more athletes to the sport. "

Elana Meyers

Whatever

Bring

" I've got some genetic gifts. "

" People say a two-man sled is like driving a racecar, and a four-man is like driving a truck. And it feels that way. "

Elana Meyers

Say

Driving

" It's important that the Olympics are motivating to young people and inspiring to all, and the only way to do that is to ensure clean performances, free of cheating. "

" The biggest thing for me is keeping my hair moisturized. My go-tos are the Pantene Gold Series Hydrating Butter Cream and Intense Hydrating Oil. "

Elana Meyers

Hair

Gold

" Sport can transcend bias. "