Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I don't know why, but I love sunflowers, and I just have this vivid memory of being in a field of sunflowers and how they felt like trees. They felt so tall. "

Related Quotes:

" Every single race that I get on the podium in biathlon, I'm shocked. "

" It's extremely important for my sit ski to be perfectly fit to me. If it's too big, and I shift around, the energy and strength I put into propelling myself forward will be lost. The right fit is everything in my sport. "

" Time trialing is one of those things that you've got to train for... Being a new rider, it's still really hard for me to know what's the most efficient gear for me to be in. The road race is probably more exciting, in my opinion, because it's a lot faster pace, and people are constantly attacking. "

" I was supposed to be adopted when I was five, but then my adoption was pushed back by two years. "

" I definitely went through a period where I don't want to say I hated myself, but I hated what I saw in the mirror. I would try to cover it up, and it wasn't until I started doing sports - until after London 2012 - that I kind of started getting more of that confidence in my body and appreciating my body. "

" Growing up in a very poor orphanage in Ukraine, there wasn't much food. "

" I think it is very unfortunate that there is a ban on adoptions in Russia. "

" Sports were a way for me to get comfortable with my body. I learned to appreciate everything I could still do. "

" I'm stubborn; once I start something, I want to see how far I can go. "

" I definitely did not like my body when I first started sports. I didn't like my body just in general as a teenager. Being a girl and a teenager with two prosthetic legs and two hands that were misshapen that had so much reconstructive surgery on them, I thought my world was over - put a zit on top of that, and then my life is completely over. "

" I like to keep my hair and makeup routines easy and simple on race days. "

" I'm a person that, once I start something, I can't just quit it. "

" I never in a million years thought I would be able to be a Paralympic athlete. "

" I remember seeing the Olympics when I was 13. I always wanted to know how it felt to stand on top of the podium hearing your country's anthem while watching your flag being raised in something you poured your heart and soul into. "

" I can go days without eating if I don't think about food. Your mind, to protect itself, learns not to pay attention to that hunger feeling. "

" They said if I stayed in the orphanage for another month or so, I basically would not have been able to be alive. "

" In 2013, I had the chance to try cross-country skiing on snow and just fell in love with being in nature and how hard it was to pick up the sport. And the snow is sparkly. "

" I am so happy I have been able to channel all the things that I went through when I was younger and make them into something positive. "

" I could use a little more body, but I'm happy with it. "

" I was a super active kid, so I've always been aware of where my body is in space, and I think when I had my legs amputated, it makes you more aware of your body, and because I don't use my legs, I use more of my hands. "

" With cycling, I can still be active and compete, and ultimately, that's what I love to do, to be competitive. "

" When I ski, I take both of my legs off and get into a sit ski: a ski with a custom seat that has been molded for me. I use my core and arms to propel myself on snow with help from ski poles. "

" The biggest challenge during competition is keeping my real legs warm with clothing, because I have poor circulation in the tissue around the amputated areas. "

" I'm chasing that gold medal. "

" I am very lucky to be living my dream. "

" I'm just stupid and too headstrong. "

" In 2012, I was invited to a ski event called the Hartford Ski Spectacular to learn how to sit-ski for the first time. I loved it, but it was not pretty - I was not good. I didn't know how to stop, so I kept throwing myself on the ground. "

" When you're using your upper body to live, you get to know how to move every muscle. "

" I've gotten a lot of people saying. 'That is awesome. You're so brave.' I hate when people say brave. I'm not brave. I'm just living my life. Why is that brave? "

" Cycling's primarily a pushing motion, and skiing is more pulling, so it kind of balances out the body. "