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" The biggest thing for me is keeping my hair moisturized. My go-tos are the Pantene Gold Series Hydrating Butter Cream and Intense Hydrating Oil. "
Elana Meyers
Me
Hair
Gold
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" 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. "
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" Oh my gosh, cheat meals I could go on and on about. "
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" 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! "
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Responsibility
Good
" 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. "
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Feel
Done
You
" 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. "
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Change
Mind
" It's hard to describe what it's like to live with a concussion. You want to enjoy things like you used to, but you can't. You wake up in the morning and wonder how you're going to feel that day: What will my reactions be like? Will I have a headache? Will I have to triple check to see if I unplugged the flat iron? "
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Live
Day
" Sport can transcend bias. "
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Sport
Transcend
Bias
" I'm freakishly good at squatting. "
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Good
" I'll do whatever I need to do to bring more athletes to the sport. "
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Whatever
More
Bring
" I am powered by the defeat in Sochi, as I am by all my defeats. "
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Am
Defeat
I Am
" I really, really wanted to be an Olympian. My parents knew about this dream of mine, and they suggested I try my hand at bobsled. They'd seen it on TV at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002 and thought it would be a good sport for me. "
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Parents
Me
Lake
" I feel like sport can transcend a lot of different things. "
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Feel
Transcend
Like
" Most people watch a game because they're excited about it; I'll sit there and watch lacrosse championships to try to find a female who could be a bobsledder. "
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Game
Sit
Try
" My father was an NFL running back, so I feel like I might be more susceptible, genetically, to CTE. "
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Genetically
Running
Back
" If I'm honest, the thing I remember the most was the team mascot, Freddie the Falcon. I really remember there was a McDonald's nearby, and I remember eating a cheeseburger in the playground when the Falcon appeared. I'm not sure my dad appreciates that being my favorite memory of him playing. "
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Eating
Team
Remember
" Being a minority athlete in this sport, it's been wrought with challenges, but I wouldn't consider myself a trail blazer. "
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Been
Trail
Athlete
" I've encountered a lot of biases as a woman. "
Elana Meyers
Woman
Biases
Encountered
" 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. "
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Me
Love
Help
" Being southern and doing bobsled was difficult from the standpoint that I had no idea how to handle the cold and how to dress in the cold, let alone warm up and compete in the cold - so it was a definite shock. I didn't even own a coat when I first started bobsledding! "
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Doing
Alone
Dress
" 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. "
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Way
Honor
Country
" I think the hardest thing is that all of us would love to just stick to sports - but if you want us to be role models to kids, then you need to stand for more than just sports. "
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Sports
Need
Love
" 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. "
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Girl
She
Winter
" 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. "
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Training
Wedding
Friend
" 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. "
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Eat
Enough
Fish
" A guy like Usain Bolt would be sick behind a bobsled. "
Elana Meyers
Sick
Bolt
Behind
" Making the transition from softball to bobsleigh was difficult, but my family and friends believed in me when no one else would. "
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Friends
Me
Transition
" I don't like cold weather. "
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Cold Weather
Cold
Weather
" 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. "
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Easy
Push
You
" I love this sport, and I want people to have the opportunities that I have. I want the kid in the inner city to know that she can be a bobsledder one day, and I want the kid in the middle of Africa to know that she can be a bobsledder one day. So the more that we can go out there and grow the sport, the better. "
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