Gretchen Bleiler
I like eating small meals frequently throughout the day, it helps me keep up my metabolism and get more out of my training.
We need more balance in the world - more balance of the feminine and the masculine.
It took me a long time to figure out how to deal with pressure.
The first few years I was competing, I'd ride so well in practice, then choke and fall in competition. Now I take a deep breath and say, 'Look at me. I'm outside. I'm doing what I love.' Still, nothing's matched the pressure I felt standing at the top of the halfpipe for the first time at the Olympics.
It sucks. When you're a woman in sports, people want you to show some skin.
It's okay to feel nervous before a competition because it means you care about doing well.
I run on the beach, surf, and bike.
Have a specific goal every time you hit the gym; this way, your workouts have built-in purpose.
If you take minutes a day to take care of your mouth, the odds are you'll take the next steps needed to take care of your whole body, like exercising and eating healthy. It's a building block for other healthy habits.
Imagine if the whole point of this experience on planet Earth was to just open ourselves up more fully to who we really are, without filters, without masks, without any restrictions.Collection: Filters
Plant the seed, set the target, live your life.Collection: Live Your Life
Imagine if the mistakes we made actually helped us to just become better versions of ourselves. I believe this is what life is about, and when we look at it this way, then there is nothing to be afraid of!Collection: Mistake
Every single one of us has the unique opportunity to create awareness and influence changeCollection: Unique
For the past fourteen years, it's been my job to push past my boundaries and do things I never thought I could do, which is why it's been such a fulfilling career.Collection: Jobs
Imagine if you could never fail.Collection: Failing
I'm fearful when I push myself. It's a tough thing to do, but you need to acknowledge that you have what it takes to succeed.Collection: Needs
I've been a vegetarian, I've been a Paleo, and now I believe in the everything-in-moderation diet.Collection: Believe
It took me a full year of black eyes and a bruised and battered tailbone to learn how to do a crippler in the half-pipe. It was a trick that no one else was really doing, and it was scary! But I stuck with it, and one day, it finally clicked. The crippler has been my signature trick ever since, and it's what helped me be so successful in competition.Collection: Eye
I didn't know how I was going to get to the Olympics, and in the beginning, I didn't really care. And that was the best part, because my desire exposed me to so many different sports, and in all of them, I always dedicated my best effort because I knew that's what it was going to take to become an Olympian.Collection: Sports
Eat lots of fresh vegetables, drink water, exercise often, and meditate daily.Collection: Exercise