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" 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

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

" Having my dad play for the Falcons, what it did was really to expose me to a whole bunch of other elite-level athletes, which I think gives me an advantage and allowed me to understand what goes into sports. It is more than going out onto the field and going out onto the ice and competing. "

Elana Meyers

Think

Play

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

" 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. "

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

Elana Meyers

Whatever

Bring

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

" My dad was a football player, and I've been the same size since eighth grade, so I get how it can be hard when you don't fit in with the 'normal-size' girls, or your butt and legs are too big for normal-size jeans. "

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

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

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

Elana Meyers

Defeat

I Am

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

" I'm freakishly good at squatting. "

Elana Meyers

Good

" My father's NFL dreams never really felt like motivation to me, but it was something to aspire to. He was such a great athlete, the least I could do is try and use my athletic talent to represent my country in a different way. He represented as a Marine. Maybe I could do something to represent as an 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. "

" If I'm honest, the thing I remember the most was the team mascot, Freddie the Falcon. I really remember there was a McDonald's nearby, and I remember eating a cheeseburger in the playground when the Falcon appeared. I'm not sure my dad appreciates that being my favorite memory of him playing. "

" 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

" The things I've had to overcome have been crazy. "

" 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

" After the situation I had with my concussion in 2015, how long and lasting the effects were, I'm just more careful about it. "

Elana Meyers

About

Situation

" Being a minority athlete in this sport, it's been wrought with challenges, but I wouldn't consider myself a trail blazer. "

" If one little girl who looks like me picks up a winter sport because she sees me, that's all anybody could ever ask for. "

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

" 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. "

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

" We train six days a week, and each day includes some type of running or strength workout. It's all about getting functionally stronger in the positions that matter for racing, which means balancing the strength between my quads and hamstrings. "

" 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. "

" I feel like sport can transcend a lot of different things. "

Elana Meyers

Feel

Transcend

" The Midland community is huge into softball. They have a lot of competitive men's teams. We played at a beautiful stadium, and our games would be packed every weekend. I'm pretty sure people have my signature on softballs and they don't even know. Because we would just sign so many autographs all of the time. "

" I played all kinds of sports growing up: soccer, basketball, track. You name it, I've probably played it. "