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" If you don't snowboard a lot, then it's a good idea to go to the gym before you get up on those mountains to make for a better experience. Lots of core exercises and squats and lunges would help work the muscles you'll be using. "

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" I learned a few years ago that balance is the key to a happy and successful life, and a huge part of achieving that balance is to instill rituals into your everyday life - a nutritious balanced diet, daily exercise, time for yourself through meditation, reading, journaling, yoga, daily reflection, and setting goals. "

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" I love how snowboarding is like no other sport out there - I mean, some of my best friends are my biggest competitors. And we just cheer each other on. It's a very supportive sport. "

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" With the new year comes a refueled motivation to improve on the past one. "

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

" I've always had bigger legs and butt; it's just the way I'm built. Over time, I realized that they were blessings because that foundation - my legs and butt - is what helps me flip 12 feet above an icy halfpipe. "

" Life is short, and if we enjoy every moment of every day, then we will be happy no matter what happens or what changes along the way. "

" For me, vision is just about the most important thing. So goggles play a huge role in my sport. I come to the competition with a bunch of different goggles and tons of different lenses in multiple tints. The weather can always be changing, and you have to have the right thing to make sure you can see perfectly. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Weather

Competition

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

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

Gretchen Bleiler

Little

Olympic

" When you feel the burn, that's when you know you're doing an exercise correctly. If you're doing 20 crunches, and you're not struggling, make an adjustment so they're harder to do. Don't cheat yourself. If it isn't burning, you're not getting stronger. "

" Climate change poses a far greater threat to the outdoor industry than even the privatization of the public lands. "

" I'm a two-time Olympian, but on the front and back end of both of those were two Olympics where I narrowly missed making the team. "

" I think whenever you have any kind of injury or challenge, you just have to deal with it the best you can. You have to decide what's important to you and focus on getting back to where you want to be. And enjoy where you are and what your goals and dreams are and just give it 100 percent. "

" When I win, I'm happy. When I lose, I'm also happy. I'm grateful for this life I have to live. It's a great life. "

" I've learned that you have to make careful choices because everything has an impact. I've also learned that you can't please everyone in life, so please yourself and figure out what really matters. "

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

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

" I'm on the road a lot, but I eat healthy whenever I can with foods that don't contain pesticides. "

" When I first started snowboarding, there weren't a lot of girl riders on the hill. "

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

" 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. "

" I have three brothers, and they were all snowboarders, and I always looked up to them. That's the reason I started snowboarding. I always wanted to be just as good as they were. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Three

Always

" When you're up on the hill, and you know you're as strong as you can be, you're more willing and able and confident to go and do bigger and harder and more technical tricks. "

" 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. "

" I typically have breakfast, have a snack, have lunch, have a snack, and have dinner. "

" My family moved to Aspen, Colorado, where we had 'Avalanche Danger' days that kept us from going to school, climbed 14,000-foot peaks as part of my education, and I learned to snowboard. "

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Colorado

Family

" As a professional snowboarder, my goal is to educate and create awareness around the issues we're facing with climate change. "

" The first few years I was competing, I'd ride so well in practice, then choke and fall in competition. Now I take a deep breath and say, 'Look at me. I'm outside. I'm doing what I love.' Still, nothing's matched the pressure I felt standing at the top of the halfpipe for the first time at the Olympics. "

" We need more balance in the world - more balance of the feminine and the masculine. "

" From day one, snowboarding led me down a totally different path, and it's that path that's kept me laughing and continually intrigued. I love the satisfaction at the end of the day of overcoming my fears, of spending all day outside working hard, and there's nothing better than the feeling of landing a new trick for the first time. "