Once you get to the plate, you have two options: You either quit, or you try to hit the ball.

It's really hard not to think too much. If I try to control the sled too much so that I have perfect lines, I'm really slow.

The key to skeleton is to find the line, and I think I spend most of training figuring out where that sweet spot is...

I always challenged men, in foot races or whatever as a kid growing up, because it was a way of pushing myself and challenging myself against the best - but you have to know and accept that men are born with testosterone. You can beat them for so long, but eventually they'll catch up.

There is a double-standard between men and women. My father was a major league baseball player, and I grew up thinking I could have the same attitude on the field that he did. When I did that in real life, people thought I was a total bi-atch.

If you lose yourself, then no one's going to respect or pay attention to anything you have.

It's fine to be sexy, but you can be sexy without licking a hammer!

In my training runs, I threw down solid yesterday.

I know I could have been on that podium. But I'll take it. My first Olympics, my third season ever in the sport. I'm 21 years old. I've got plenty of time.

I know that I could lay down a run that would have put me on the podium, that's the hard part. I know my mistakes were due to being too excited. My lines were good, I just couldn't let my body relax.