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" 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. "

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" I'm just stupid and too headstrong. "

" 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. "

" I like to keep my hair and makeup routines easy and simple on race days. "

" 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. "

" When I first had my legs amputated, it was hard for me to be positive and feel pretty. Many people don't know that someone with a disability can be strong and beautiful and successful as an athlete. "

" When I ski, I take both of my legs off and get into a sit ski: a ski with a custom seat that has been molded for me. I use my core and arms to propel myself on snow with help from ski poles. "

" My hair is super fine, so I love using Batiste Dry Shampoo to give it volume after I shower and dry my hair. It also gives me extra body and texture for when I choose to wear my hair in a French braid. "

" I think it is very unfortunate that there is a ban on adoptions in Russia. "

" I didn't find out about the Paralympics until I was 18 years old. Once I found out what the Paralympics were, I was so excited to know I had a chance to represent my country and wear Team U.S.A. on my back. "

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

" Cycling's primarily a pushing motion, and skiing is more pulling, so it kind of balances out the body. "

" I'm a coffee lover. "

" 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 don't know why, but I love sunflowers, and I just have this vivid memory of being in a field of sunflowers and how they felt like trees. They felt so tall. "

" I was a troublemaker. "

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

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

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

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

" I'm chasing that gold medal. "

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

" I definitely did not like my body when I first started sports. I didn't like my body just in general as a teenager. Being a girl and a teenager with two prosthetic legs and two hands that were misshapen that had so much reconstructive surgery on them, I thought my world was over - put a zit on top of that, and then my life is completely over. "

" I could use a little more body, but I'm happy with it. "

" 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. "

" I was a super active kid, so I've always been aware of where my body is in space, and I think when I had my legs amputated, it makes you more aware of your body, and because I don't use my legs, I use more of my hands. "

" I usually like to keep my hair and makeup routines pretty simple after I work out but always need a little bit of mascara to finish off the look. I just swipe some on and then am good to go for the rest of the day. "

" 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. "

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

" When you're using your upper body to live, you get to know how to move every muscle. "