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" 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. "

Gretchen Bleiler

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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" The Olympics, you're in front of the world, and yeah you're competing, but you want to look good. You want to have a great representation of who you are. "

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" Jumping on the trampoline for even a half an hour is a really good workout. You get really tired. The next day, you're feeling it. And you really have to use your core. If you don't, your lower back hurts the next day. "

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" When you operate from a nothing-left-to-lose mentality, it's essentially the same thing as the 'Law of Least Resistance.' You have a goal in mind, but you're not emotionally attached to the outcome. You're focusing on all of the little steps inbetween. "

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" 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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" 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. "

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" I've landed on my shoulders a lot of times, and separated them and stretched the capsule. I've torn my ACL in my right knee; that took me out for an entire season. "

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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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" Eliminate the energy vampires in your house. Connect all of your appliances to power strips and turn them off they're when not in use. "

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

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

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" 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. "

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