I don't give up easily. I have plans to be around for a while.

I can't picture myself being the people I always looked up to.

Life changes very quickly in a very positive way if you let it.

A lot of racers have some of their best days when they're sick.

I don't know where I'm supposed to meet a boyfriend. It's weird.

I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity.

Especially when I'm in the gym, I get really motivated by hip-hop.

Trying to coordinate everything, it can be really hard to balance.

A perfect day for me would just be a day that goes the way I plan.

When you fall, get right back up. Just keep going, keep pushing it.

I work a lot with my ski sponsor, Head, to develop new technologies.

I never thought my face would be on the cover of a Red Bull Six Pack.

I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.

An overall title is one of the biggest things you can win in our sport.

I feel like winning a world championship was a hurdle I had to get over.

I have some really lofty goals that don't even scratch upon the Olympics.

I have never limited myself by focusing much on being a 'normal' teenager.

I hate being helpless, and I hate having to ask people to do things for me.

I wish it didn't take soooooo much to get physically to where I need to be.

My mother-in-law's from Norway, and she's always liked old-school remedies.

Even growing up, I was always the helper-outer, the sous-chef to my parents.

I don't really believe in lucky things, but I wear lucky underwear as a joke.

The Olympics are what I work for. They're why I spend so much time in the gym.

Golf is all about patience - one tournament is four days long, 18 holes a day.

If you don't think it's possible to win five golds, go talk to Michael Phelps.

It's amazing. Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it.

People watch the Olympics because they want to believe in heroes; I know I did.

You've just got to get in the starting gate and throw down whatever you've got.

Skiing takes so much out of me, and when I start a family, I want to do it 100%.

You have to have the brain to conceptualize technique and apply it to your body.

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.

I love skiing fast. You're going 80 to 85 m.p.h. down an icy slope, and I love it.

I've always said my expectations are higher than what anyone else could put on me.

Nothing is worth putting my health on the line. Not a camera, not a title, nothing.

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that.

I work out a lot, but I like to do action sports. A lot of surfing, mountain-biking.

My favorite ski run in the U.S. is International on the front face of Vail Mountain.

One thing I've learned from winning an Olympic medal is that it's really exhausting.

I don't want to leave skiing early. I want to feel like I've done everything I can do.

You are only limited to what you push yourself to, you know? You can always get better.

I don't really believe that you need to be married to someone to be their life partner.

My crazy training-and-competition schedule leaves very little time to focus on my hair.

I come to Maui and go surfing, standup paddling, slacklining, swimming, and free-diving.

Everything about my life seemed so perfect to people. But I struggle like everyone else.

I snack on fruit and nuts. In the middle of my long workouts, I'll have a protein shake.

I don't know what the point of life is, but I'm certain that five gold medals is not it.

I feel very confident in my skiing. I know I have a good chance to win any race I start.

When you win a lot, you don't learn much. With my ups and downs, it's a lot of learning.

Skiing is always so huge, you need so many talents to be fast and be good at this sport.

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