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" It's weird to not know what a family is. Not know what a mother's love is. And not really know what a hug is or anything. "

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" I started doing sports when I was 13 and competitively doing sports - where I was actually training - when I was 17. "

" I'm stubborn; once I start something, I want to see how far I can go. "

" I definitely went through a period where I don't want to say I hated myself, but I hated what I saw in the mirror. I would try to cover it up, and it wasn't until I started doing sports - until after London 2012 - that I kind of started getting more of that confidence in my body and appreciating my body. "

" In 2013, I had the chance to try cross-country skiing on snow and just fell in love with being in nature and how hard it was to pick up the sport. And the snow is sparkly. "

" I'm just stupid and too headstrong. "

" It's insane going from skiing to cycling. Even though you are in prime shape, you feel like you have never worked out a day in your life. "

" The biggest challenge during competition is keeping my real legs warm with clothing, because I have poor circulation in the tissue around the amputated areas. "

" You don't get any second chances. "

" I was a troublemaker. "

" It's extremely important for my sit ski to be perfectly fit to me. If it's too big, and I shift around, the energy and strength I put into propelling myself forward will be lost. The right fit is everything in my sport. "

" In 2012, I was invited to a ski event called the Hartford Ski Spectacular to learn how to sit-ski for the first time. I loved it, but it was not pretty - I was not good. I didn't know how to stop, so I kept throwing myself on the ground. "

" I wear my prosthetics legs every day, and when I train in the gym, I call them my Lamborghini, because both legs and sockets, which extend up to my hips to keep the legs on via a suction seal, cost about $305,815. "

" I am very lucky to be living my dream. "

" It's hard to understand the athlete's lifestyle. You literally eat, sleep, train. You go to training camps in the winter where there is no Internet, you can't make phone calls. "

" The mind is really powerful. "

" I was born with legs, but they were so deformed. "

" That's what I'm focused on, having that perfect race. "

" Every single race that I get on the podium in biathlon, I'm shocked. "

" I was supposed to be adopted when I was five, but then my adoption was pushed back by two years. "

" It doesn't matter what kind of body you have, it's the determination and the spirit that's going to get you there. I want to prove that. "

" I'm a coffee lover. "

" With cycling, I can still be active and compete, and ultimately, that's what I love to do, to be competitive. "

" I absolutely fell in love with being on the water and the peace and freedom that you get being on the water in a single boat. "

" The realization that I'm never going to run again, the feeling through my hair when you run... you're still a kid. You still have so much life to live. "

" I am so proud to be Ukrainian, and I'm also so proud to be an American. "

" I'm chasing that gold medal. "

" They said if I stayed in the orphanage for another month or so, I basically would not have been able to be alive. "

" I've gotten a lot of people saying. 'That is awesome. You're so brave.' I hate when people say brave. I'm not brave. I'm just living my life. Why is that brave? "

" I can go days without eating if I don't think about food. Your mind, to protect itself, learns not to pay attention to that hunger feeling. "