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" Eliminate the energy vampires in your house. Connect all of your appliances to power strips and turn them off they're when not in use. "

Gretchen Bleiler

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" I get to experience so much in my life as I travel around, and it's just such a great way to get to share that with people. All these sites, like Twitter and Make It Pro, give me such a very strong way to interact with people. It's easy to let people be part of your life and to keep all of your friends and fans together. "

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" It's okay to feel nervous before a competition because it means you care about doing well. "

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" Change can be uncomfortable and scary. But I believe change exists to teach us to appreciate and enjoy the right now. "

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" It sucks. When you're a woman in sports, people want you to show some skin. "

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" Mt. Hood is still one of my favorites for its sun, warmth, and slushy, forgiving conditions. "

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" I think whenever you get out and do something different, like mountain biking or surfing, it just makes you more aware of your body and balance. For me, I've always loved anything that involved sports, so I've always just tried different things. "

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" Snowboarding has really shaped the person I've become, and I consider every moment a good one because every one has led me to where I am now. "

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" When I first started snowboarding, it was something that was only really done in the winter. Mount Hood in Oregon was the magical exception. "

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" When I first started snowboarding, nobody trained off-hill. People weren't going to the gym and getting stronger. Snowboarding was more self-expression, like skateboarding. It was just something you went and did. It wasn't something you trained for. "

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" Mission makes athlete-specific products. I always use their sunscreen - it's an anti-sting formula, which is huge for me because it doesn't burn my eyes when I'm snowboarding in warmer temperatures. "

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" I love songs with a lot of confidence. "

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" When you start to find balance, then you start to ask more important questions, like, 'Who am I really?' That's when you start seeing that every single person around you is a human being just doing the best that they can. "

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" I think snowboarders have a unique experience when it comes to the Olympics because we have a pretty frequent competition circuit in addition to the games. So it's not a sport where your big moment is just once every four years. "

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" It took me a long time to figure out how to deal with pressure. "

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" While everyone's purpose may be different, with social media we all have that platform to create the change we want to see in the world, and I spend a lot of time encouraging others to step up and use theirs. "

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" Meditation isn't necessarily this magical experience where we don't ever have thoughts. "

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" Building up expectations, creating unrealistic time frames, feeling like our end goal is the end all, be all can all lead to frustration or anxiety. We end up feeling as though we have to power through what we want rather than enjoy the process and just let the result come as it may. "

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" Being at the top means never being satisfied with what you're comfortable with - comfortable means you've stopped pushing, and you're either going to get passed, or you already have been. But if you're constantly pushing yourself, then you're exposing yourself to falls and injuries. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" I've had cumulative concussions and realized that's something you carry with you. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" If you take minutes a day to take care of your mouth, the odds are you'll take the next steps needed to take care of your whole body, like exercising and eating healthy. It's a building block for other healthy habits. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" I grew up snowboarding in two of the best states for the sport: Colorado and Utah. The world-class ski mountains in these neighboring states were key factors that allowed me to represent our country in two Olympics and numerous X Games. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" I think everyone in snowboarding is close. We've become a big family. It's not a cutthroat sport. I'm competing against one of my best friends, and I think it's cool to be at the top of the half pipe, dropping in with your competitor but your best friend, too. "

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" If you wake up in the morning, and you're feeling tired, I feel like if you get on your yoga mat and even practice for, like, 10 or 15 minutes, it's really great for just grounding you, centering you, and getting the energy moving. "

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" I've landed on my shoulders a lot of times, and separated them and stretched the capsule. I've torn my ACL in my right knee; that took me out for an entire season. "

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" I partnered with Mission: it's a really cool company based on giving athletes what they need. I have my own signature lip balm because when I'm up on the hill, protecting your lips is so important. "

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" I'm a two-time Olympian, but ever since I was a little girl, the Olympic dream has influenced me. "

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" I'm a competitor, and since I was 2 years old, I have always wanted to be the best at whatever I was doing. "

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" Getting older, getting married, buying a house, becoming a different person... I had to figure out what my new motivations, inspirations, and goals were. "

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" As pro snowboarders, skiers, etc., we all know that what we do is risky. "

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" Get a composter and let nature breakdown your compostable trash and use the remains as mulch for your plants. "

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