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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" The first run in a four-man sled was one of the most nerve-wracking I've had in my life. "

" I love this country. I love being a citizen. I believe we are the greatest country in the world. "

" The Midland community is huge into softball. They have a lot of competitive men's teams. We played at a beautiful stadium, and our games would be packed every weekend. I'm pretty sure people have my signature on softballs and they don't even know. Because we would just sign so many autographs all of the time. "

" I'm a representative of something that's greater than myself. I'm not just representing myself or my country: I'm representing Christ and what He's done through me. "

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

" Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. Just shows you how powerful beliefs are and how you have the ability to change your situation and affect what happens to you. The mind is a powerful thing. "

" My dad was a Marine, my aunt is still in the Navy, and my grandfathers both served. So, it's a huge honor for me to represent my country in any way I can. "

" You get this feeling in bobsled, like a combination of excitement, anxiety, and pure nervousness, and you get that combination only very few times. "

" There's times when I'll be out in the middle of the track, standing in the curve, and I'll just laugh. 'What the heck am I doing right now? I'm sliding down the hill at crazy speeds and standing in freezing cold weather.' "

" I love who I am. But being a woman competing in a male-dominated sport and always trying to push the envelope as a female athlete, you get a lot of comparisons to men and things like that. "

" If you've seen 'Cool Runnings,' it looks pretty easy. You're just riding in a sled, right? Not exactly. Bobsled actually involves a series of complex movements that aren't like those in any other sport. You put your body into a really awkward position to push a 400-pound sled downhill on ice. "

" Being a brakeman is very physical, and success is mostly determined by how fast you can push a sled for about 30 meters. "

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

" We're a sport that was in obscurity for so long, we started to get used to that. "

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" I've been on every type of nutrition plan you can think of. "

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

" Making the transition from softball to bobsleigh was difficult, but my family and friends believed in me when no one else would. "

" There is a stigma in our sport that men are the better drivers. People think that, because the men compete in two-man and four-man, they are more versatile and that the women aren't great drivers. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" When bobsled is going right - and it sometimes goes wrong - it's the closest thing I could imagine to being a superhero. "

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" 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. "

" Find your passion, set a goal, go to work, evaluate, reassess, and repeat. "