Gretchen Bleiler
The first few years I was competing, I'd ride so well in practice, then choke and fall in competition. Now I take a deep breath and say, 'Look at me. I'm outside. I'm doing what I love'. Still, nothing's matched the pressure I felt standing at the top of the halfpipe for the first time at the Olympics.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks...Heaven, in the production of things...But whether it be dream or truth, to do well...I grew up in the South under segregation...We learned about gratitude and humility...Everything is a learning lesson, good and bad...
