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In Sochi, I felt like I lost a gold.
Written by Elana Meyers
Bobsledding is like sprinting with NASCAR. You get to push these 400-pound sleds as fast as you can down a hill and hop in. How could you not enjoy that?
Written by Elana Meyers
I got a letter from a mom, and she was telling me about how her daughter is a tomboy and the trouble she has in classes and being around boys. She herself had the same kinds of problems growing up and how inspired they were by me. That was such an incredible email to receive.
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The more eyeballs there are on the sport, it will get more diverse.
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I want to represent my color and ethnicity. To be proud of our heritages is really cool.
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I'm E Money because I'm money when it counts. Not sure exactly where or when it started, but I was called it in softball, too.
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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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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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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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Bobsled boils down to three things - your equipment, start, and drive. To win the Olympics requires all three.
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I made driving mistakes in Sochi that cost me gold, and I'll torture myself for the rest of my life about that!
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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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I've always been the type willing to try a lot of different things.
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I've been in plenty of crashes! Some are not too bad - resulting in ice burn. Others are pretty rough, and sometimes - rarely, but sometimes - people do get seriously injured. It's a risk we all know of and accept. If you bobsled, you're going to crash - guaranteed.
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I'm not sure I'll ever love softball as much as bobsled. It's like having children: you don't love one more than the other, you just love them differently, and that's how my love for softball is vs. my love of bobsled - two totally different sports with different personalities.
Written by Elana Meyers
Find your passion, set a goal, go to work, evaluate, reassess, and repeat.
Written by Elana Meyers
After giving up softball, I didn't know what I was going to do. I thought I would try bobsled, but I wasn't really sure what would happen. I thought my athletic career was over.
Written by Elana Meyers
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.'
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I played all kinds of sports growing up: soccer, basketball, track. You name it, I've probably played it.
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Bobsled is a universal sport, and most people don't know that. Anybody can slide down a hill.
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I was a shortstop in softball, and a lot of times I had collisions with base runners coming in, so I definitely have scars.
Written by Elana Meyers
Bobsleigh is best for athletes who are fast and strong, which were my strengths in softball.
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Making the transition from softball to bobsleigh was difficult, but my family and friends believed in me when no one else would.
Written by Elana Meyers
Anything worth having is worth working for.
Written by Elana Meyers
After the situation I had with my concussion in 2015, how long and lasting the effects were, I'm just more careful about it.
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Oh my gosh, cheat meals I could go on and on about.
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I don't like cold weather.
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Growing up, most girls have this image of how they want their wedding to be and things like that. I had none of that except for the cake I wanted, and that's what I got. The cake was the first thing we ordered.
Written by Elana Meyers
I converted from softball. We've got volleyball, we've got track and field. Athletes come from anywhere and then convert into bobsled.
Written by Elana Meyers
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.
Written by Elana Meyers

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