Julia Mancuso quotes
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“It's cool when people ask me about my gold medal and they say it will last forever. I will try to promote skiing and show everyone it's not just about competition. It's about having fun with your friends in the snow. I want to bring people with less opportunities to the snow, try to use my gold medal to support programs to bring more people to the snow.”
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“To me the Olympic spirit embodies the magic of competition, hard work and coming to a point in your career when you're around the best athletes in the world, and having the whole world watching.”
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“I knew I really had to put down a good run. I played it safe, and took risks when I could, and I came in the fastest, I guess.”
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“I come to Maui and go surfing, standup paddling, slacklining, swimming, and free-diving.”
-- Julia MancusoSource : "Olympic Skier Julia Mancuso Trains in Sand, Not Snow". Interview with Cristina Goyanes, www.shape.com. October 21, 2013.
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“The moment I think about past letdowns or future hypotheticals, I mentally put myself on shaky ground. If I clear my mind of chatter, I can succeed, just like I did in 2006.”
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“I really think positive and hope that everything works out. Because you can't really change anything.”
-- Julia MancusoSource : Source: www.esquire.com
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“We're really friendly. The cool thing about skiing is you're competing against the clock. Even though you're competing against your teammates, it's not head-to-head. And we can all do better. You can always do better. You never really have a perfect run. And someone beats you. So you can't really blame anyone.”
-- Julia MancusoSource : Source: www.esquire.com
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“I think of how most people only get three weeks of vacation a year. And that, for me, seems like it would be really hard. My life feels like a vacation.”
-- Julia MancusoSource : Source: www.esquire.com
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“Our sport is really European, so you get to show off what you do to your friends and family and they can actually follow along.”
-- Julia MancusoSource : Source: www.esquire.com
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“For me, it really just feels calm. When you're going fast on a downhill course, it's typically where it's wide open. I think it's kind of like driving a car. If you're going really fast and it's straight, everything seems to slow down. In general, racing downhill involves bigger turns and everything sort of slows down and you have a lot of time to think.”
-- Julia MancusoSource : Source: www.esquire.com
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