One of the most common misconceptions about Olympic sports is that they only happen at the Olympics. — Lauren Gibbs Misconceptions Copy Share Image
I am used to being places where I don't speak the language. What I am not used to is being in a… — Lauren Gibbs Arrogance Copy Share Image
When you start your bobsled career at 30, a time when most are settling down into their 'real careers' and many are… — Lauren Gibbs Getting married Copy Share Image
When I graduated from college, I was told I could do great things and be great, but I didn't know what that… — Lauren Gibbs College Copy Share Image
Bobsled is the first time I decided, win, lose, or draw, I was all-in for all four years. I figured if I… — Lauren Gibbs End Copy Share Image
I've always been a risk taker. When I told my mum I was quitting my job to be a bobsledder, she wasn't… — Lauren Gibbs Always Copy Share Image
If I look in the mirror, my body is absolutely perfect. I think not enough women feel that way. — Lauren Gibbs Body Copy Share Image
It is funny, the things you miss about a more conventional lifestyle. I miss seemingly mundane tasks, like cleaning the kitchen, moving… — Lauren Gibbs Cleaning Copy Share Image
I think the biggest thing to being an elite-level bobsledder is grit. You have to really want it. It's a very blue-collar… — Lauren Gibbs Grit Copy Share Image
More and more, I am realizing that life is too short to do crap that doesn't make you happy, and we only… — Lauren Gibbs Am Copy Share Image
I grew up thinking that corporate America was my destination. Then I got there, and I was making the money I wanted… — Lauren Gibbs America Copy Share Image
I love all food. All of it. I wish I could be a professional eater. — Lauren Gibbs Could Copy Share Image
I actually found CrossFit on a run from my house in Orange County. I moved around with it for a while, which… — Lauren Gibbs Best Copy Share Image
Sometimes I can't sleep at night because I'm so excited to work on sprinting the next day, because I'm such a bad… — Lauren Gibbs Bad Copy Share Image
I had a corporate job and wore a suit to work every day, and I just kind of felt like I wasn't… — Lauren Gibbs Authentic self Copy Share Image
I'd always loved sports, and the Olympics were something I thought about often as a kid, but those dreams felt like a… — Lauren Gibbs Always Copy Share Image
If your dream sounds like a real stretch and everyone around you is looking at you like you have completely lost it,… — Lauren Gibbs Dream Copy Share Image
A combine is a series of athletic tasks that help a coaching staff measure an athlete's ability to be competitive in a… — Lauren Gibbs Ability Copy Share Image
CrossFit really helped me with mental toughness, which I really appreciate. It also gave me this network of people cheering me on,… — Lauren Gibbs Appreciate Copy Share Image
I've always loved public speaking, and that's something I definitely will pursue after the Olympics. — Lauren Gibbs Loved Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, our sport has a weight limit, so every season, I have to lose weight. You just get tired of not eating… — Lauren Gibbs Back Copy Share Image
Once my pilot and I push and jump into the sled, I hold on for dear life in the back while she… — Lauren Gibbs Dear life Copy Share Image
