Anytime you hit a curve, or you hit on the side of the wall, you hit against the side of the sled. We're taking four to five, sometimes six or seven Gs on our body every time we go down… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
It's one of the greatest honors I could ever imagine - to be able to represent my country and to be able to wear "USA" on my back. It's an incredible honor. It's an accomplishment of the past four year… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
Yeah, no one really grows up competing in the bobsled. You have to be 16 years old before you can even drive one. And… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
I grew up playing softball, and at the age of nine, I decided I was going to be an Olympian. I didn't really know… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
I like to compare the two to a quarterback and a lineman. Being a brakeman is very physical and success is mostly determined by… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
The first run in a four-man sled was one of the most nerve-wracking I've had in my life. — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
Making the transition from softball to bobsleigh was difficult, but my family and friends believed in me when no one else would. — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
It's important that the Olympics are motivating to young people and inspiring to all, and the only way to do that is to ensure… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
As Olympic athletes, we have a responsibility to be positive role models to today's youth. — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
I love this sport, and I want people to have the opportunities that I have. I want the kid in the inner city to… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
All growing up, the outside world wants to tell you what you can and cannot do as a female - what sports are acceptable,… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
