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" I grew up in Douglasville, Georgia. My father played football for the Atlanta Falcons. We lived a bunch of places when I was younger. I was born in California. We lived in Chicago for a little bit, and finally, we ended up in Georgia. "

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" 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. "

Elana Meyers

Thought

Know

Giving Up

" My dad was a Marine, my aunt is still in the Navy, and my grandfathers both served. So, it's a huge honor for me to represent my country in any way I can. "

" I am powered by the defeat in Sochi, as I am by all my defeats. "

Elana Meyers

Defeat

I Am

" I'm not big on protein shakes - I think they're pretty gross, actually - so I have to make sure I eat enough meat, fish, and other good protein sources. "

" I've always been the type willing to try a lot of different things. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Being a brakeman is very physical, and success is mostly determined by how fast you can push a sled for about 30 meters. "

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

" 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. "

Elana Meyers

Parents

Lake

" I made driving mistakes in Sochi that cost me gold, and I'll torture myself for the rest of my life about that! "

Elana Meyers

Mistakes

Myself

" Find your passion, set a goal, go to work, evaluate, reassess, and repeat. "

" I want to represent my color and ethnicity. To be proud of our heritages is really cool. "

" For most people, they only thing they know about bobsled is 'Cool Runnings.' Well, 'Cool Runnings' was, of course, four men in a bobsled, and four-man is considered the highlight of our sport. It's what everybody knows. It's what everybody watches. And it's the big dog of our sport. "

" 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. "

" 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

" I was a shortstop in softball, and a lot of times I had collisions with base runners coming in, so I definitely have scars. "

" 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. "

Elana Meyers

People

Win

" I love driving the sled more than anything. "

Elana Meyers

Than

Love

" I know how much my mom has impacted my journey and how much I wouldn't be where I am without my mom. As much as she says she's proud of me, I'm even more so proud of her because of what she's done and how she's been able to raise me and my sisters. "

Elana Meyers

Proud

Mom

" There is a stigma in our sport that men are the better drivers. People think that, because the men compete in two-man and four-man, they are more versatile and that the women aren't great drivers. "

" The Lord calls us to love everybody. "

Elana Meyers

Everybody

Love

" Oh my gosh, cheat meals I could go on and on about. "

Elana Meyers

About

Cheat

" I went to college, George Washington University, and played softball there. I also played professionally but with the real goal of being an Olympian and making the Olympic team. "

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

" I've been on every type of nutrition plan you can think of. "

" Anytime you hit a curve, or you hit on the side of the wall, you hit against the side of the sled. We're taking four to five, sometimes six or seven Gs on our body every time we go down the track. And then the crashing. "

" 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 a squat person: I love squats. I love back squats, things like that. "