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" If you wake up in the morning, and you're feeling tired, I feel like if you get on your yoga mat and even practice for, like, 10 or 15 minutes, it's really great for just grounding you, centering you, and getting the energy moving. "

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" When I first started snowboarding, nobody trained off-hill. People weren't going to the gym and getting stronger. Snowboarding was more self-expression, like skateboarding. It was just something you went and did. It wasn't something you trained for. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Nobody

Stronger

You

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

" When I first started snowboarding, it was something that was only really done in the winter. Mount Hood in Oregon was the magical exception. "

" I work out hard; that way, I can eat whatever I want. If you have a hard time regulating your diet, pushing yourself at the gym will help you keep the pounds off. "

" What snowboarding has always had and the Olympics has not touched is that spirit, that original spirit of creativity and athletes standing up and having a voice and being innovative. But I guess what the Olympics has done is provided a platform for that spirit, and that's what I see as being a really positive thing. "

" 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

" I get to experience so much in my life as I travel around, and it's just such a great way to get to share that with people. All these sites, like Twitter and Make It Pro, give me such a very strong way to interact with people. It's easy to let people be part of your life and to keep all of your friends and fans together. "

" Snowboarding has really shaped the person I've become, and I consider every moment a good one because every one has led me to where I am now. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Good

Moment

" What most people don't realize is that in snowboarding, there are two different aspects: the filming side and the competition side. The filming side is when snowboarders spend the entire winter season trying to document the best, most progressive and innovative riding of the year. "

" More and more, companies are realizing the value of their female consumers, and that's showing up in the female-specific products they're making, their marketing strategies, and even the feel of their companies internally. "

" When you choose to take the road less traveled, it can sometimes be a bumpy ride along the way, but if you're doing it for the right reasons, then the reward is so great. "

" You've made the time to go to the gym, so don't just go through the motions. "

Gretchen Bleiler

You

Time

" Meditating, even for a little bit, is better than nothing. "

" I love songs with a lot of confidence. "

" I run on the beach, surf, and bike. "

" 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

" From any traumatic injury, you're going to experience a lack of confidence. There's a whole process you have to go through to break free of that. "

" After the Winter Olympics in 2006, I realized I had a platform to speak about causes that were important to me - and people would listen. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Important

Winter

" I'm very competitive. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Very

Competitive

" I don't have too strict a diet. "

" Have a specific goal every time you hit the gym; this way, your workouts have built-in purpose. "

" As a professional snowboarder, my livelihood obviously depends on snow. And for me, traveling around the world, chasing the snow, I see the effects of climate change first hand. You can tell the difference. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Professional

World

" I partnered with Mission: it's a really cool company based on giving athletes what they need. I have my own signature lip balm because when I'm up on the hill, protecting your lips is so important. "

" 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. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Friends

Best

" Being involved in sports, you think less about how your body looks and more how it performs. "

" 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. "

" It takes energy to get energy. "

" 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 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. "

" Walk, skateboard, bike, car pool, or use mass transit more, and drive less. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Walk

Pool