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" I don't put limits on anybody. "
Elana Meyers
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" It's hard to describe what it's like to live with a concussion. You want to enjoy things like you used to, but you can't. You wake up in the morning and wonder how you're going to feel that day: What will my reactions be like? Will I have a headache? Will I have to triple check to see if I unplugged the flat iron? "
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" Love can overcome everything. "
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" I really, really wanted to be an Olympian. My parents knew about this dream of mine, and they suggested I try my hand at bobsled. They'd seen it on TV at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002 and thought it would be a good sport for me. "
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" I feel like sport can transcend a lot of different things. "
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" I love this country. I love being a citizen. I believe we are the greatest country in the world. "
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" I converted from softball. We've got volleyball, we've got track and field. Athletes come from anywhere and then convert into bobsled. "
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" Sport can transcend bias. "
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" 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. "
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" Anything worth having is worth working for. "
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" Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. Just shows you how powerful beliefs are and how you have the ability to change your situation and affect what happens to you. The mind is a powerful thing. "
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" I've got some genetic gifts. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Bobsled is a universal sport, and most people don't know that. Anybody can slide down a hill. "
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Slide
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" 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. "
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Look
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Phone
" After giving up softball, I didn't know what I was going to do. I thought I would try bobsled, but I wasn't really sure what would happen. I thought my athletic career was over. "
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Thought
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" In bobsled, you work as a team - a driver and a brakeman. Both athletes push, but the brakeman's biggest responsibility is to push as fast as she can and get in and ride down in a good aerodynamic position. The driver helps to push but gets in first and then steers the sled down the track. We aren't just along for the ride, despite how it looks! "
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Ride
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Good
" People win medals in all shapes and sizes! And I can't help but say that finding a fiance who loves me unconditionally at any size has played a huge role in my body confidence. "
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People
Win
Me
" I want to represent my color and ethnicity. To be proud of our heritages is really cool. "
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Ethnicity
Want
Color
" Our sport is one of the few on the winter side that is so diverse. It shows we don't have to be limited by race or gender or whatever and how far we have come as a sport. "
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" 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. "
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" You get this feeling in bobsled, like a combination of excitement, anxiety, and pure nervousness, and you get that combination only very few times. "
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" Bobsled is best for athletes who are fast and strong, which were my strengths in softball. "
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" Making the transition from softball to bobsleigh was difficult, but my family and friends believed in me when no one else would. "
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" You could have the best run of your life and lose a race because somebody has a better day. Or you could have the worst run and win. "
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" In Sochi, I felt like I lost a gold. "
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" Even though concussions affect women more often than men, there's not a lot of concussion research about women specifically. You can slip and fall and hit your head and have a concussion. And unless you know what to do, and unless you're able to take the right steps, you may not be able to recover. "
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Men
" My favorite thing about South Korea is the people - they are so kind and helpful. "
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Favorite
Kind
People
" Being a minority athlete in this sport, it's been wrought with challenges, but I wouldn't consider myself a trail blazer. "
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" If you've seen 'Cool Runnings,' it looks pretty easy. You're just riding in a sled, right? Not exactly. Bobsled actually involves a series of complex movements that aren't like those in any other sport. You put your body into a really awkward position to push a 400-pound sled downhill on ice. "
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