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

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" All sports have a zone, but ours is at 95 mph. You can feel the speed; you can feel the wind. It's the most euphoric thing I've ever done. "

" I'm not big on protein shakes - I think they're pretty gross, actually - so I have to make sure I eat enough meat, fish, and other good protein sources. "

" I grew up playing softball, and at the age of nine, I decided I was going to be an Olympian. I didn't really know what that meant at the time. I thought it might be in a warm summer sport like softball, but I played a variety of sports growing up - basketball, soccer and track. I really didn't care. I just wanted to be an Olympian. "

" I was always encouraged to participate in whatever sports I wanted to be in. "

" People win medals in all shapes and sizes! And I can't help but say that finding a fiance who loves me unconditionally at any size has played a huge role in my body confidence. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've got some genetic gifts. "

" It's important that the Olympics are motivating to young people and inspiring to all, and the only way to do that is to ensure clean performances, free of cheating. "

" I train with track athletes, which is weird for bobsledders. I love training with track athletes because they help me work on my speed, and they give me something to cheer for during the Summer Olympics. "

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

" Love can overcome everything. "

" In Sochi, I felt like I lost a gold. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Biggest rival is Kaillie Humphries of Canada, and we are actually training partners. She was at my wedding, and I consider her a close friend. "

" In bobsled, you work as a team - a driver and a brakeman. Both athletes push, but the brakeman's biggest responsibility is to push as fast as she can and get in and ride down in a good aerodynamic position. The driver helps to push but gets in first and then steers the sled down the track. We aren't just along for the ride, despite how it looks! "

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

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

" I made driving mistakes in Sochi that cost me gold, and I'll torture myself for the rest of my life about that! "

" I love my teammates. I love my coaches. "

" I love driving the sled more than anything. "

" 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. "

" I went to college, George Washington University, and played softball there. I also played professionally but with the real goal of being an Olympian and making the Olympic team. "

" I've been in plenty of crashes! Some are not too bad - resulting in ice burn. Others are pretty rough, and sometimes - rarely, but sometimes - people do get seriously injured. It's a risk we all know of and accept. If you bobsled, you're going to crash - guaranteed. "

" 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. "

" Sport can transcend bias. "

" 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. "

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

" After giving up softball, I didn't know what I was going to do. I thought I would try bobsled, but I wasn't really sure what would happen. I thought my athletic career was over. "