Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
I am a freestyle mogul skier who, on February 13, became the first American to win a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
The experience of being an Olympian is one that can never be taken away from you.
To overcome any sort of fear is satisfying, and to overcome it well is even better.
I watch my favorite shows-The Walking Dead, The Office, 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation-on Netflix to unwind. Actually, I eat most of my meals while watching Netflix. It's like my companion.
Sometimes the best coaching advice you can get is simple acknowledgement that theres nothing else you could have done.
I savored my time on top of the podium by watching the American flag rise up out of the crowd as the anthem played, thinking about how every single second of training Ive done was for this minute and how many people played a role in my achievement.
Your nature is to keep quiet. You came from silence and you have to return to silence. . . you are dancing only for a little while you see. . . a little while you are dancing.
You know, when you've been to the top, you get comfortable, and you know what it feels like to be a champion, to have nice things and all that. You know, it's just not as appealing as it was coming up.
I've learned. . . That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.
We have fought for our land, we have fought for our sovereignty, small as we are we have won our independence and we are prepared to shed our blood. . . So, Blair keep your England, and let me keep my Zimbabwe.