The first time I won the Golden Fox I thought, I'm starting to be more than just a slalom skier and that's a nice thing. Mikaela Shiffrin More Quotes by Mikaela Shiffrin More Quotes From Mikaela Shiffrin Dream big, but don't be upset if it doesn't happen. Mikaela Shiffrin happen big upset dream I love traveling and seeing new things, learning the histories of different cultures. But I've always wanted to go to the Galapagos to see the giant turtles. Mikaela Shiffrin new new-things learning love I'm not really seeing pressure as a negative. Mikaela Shiffrin really seeing pressure negative Things you don't expect come up, and you have to adapt. You can't let it throw you off. You have to cope. Those are all really valuable skills, in life and racing. Mikaela Shiffrin things you racing life People tell me an Olympic medal is a life-changing event. Except I don't even think about the medal unless someone asks about it. Mikaela Shiffrin someone think me people I have all these things I want to do, but I don't have to do them right away. Because it's not just about winning, it's about succeeding, which to me are two different things. Mikaela Shiffrin things me winning want Drama holds you back. Mikaela Shiffrin holds back you drama I just - I fell in love with the sport when I started to ski gates. Once I was allowed to start training gates around 6 years old, then I really fell in love with it. Mikaela Shiffrin old start training love My dream job has always been to be a ski racer. Mikaela Shiffrin been job always dream My parents strapped a pair of plastic skis on my boots when I was two years old and sent me down our driveway in Vail. Of course, they were holding on to me the whole time, but that was my first experience 'skiing.' Mikaela Shiffrin parents me experience time It rained a lot in New Hampshire, and when I skied, the snow was icy and hard, and the mountains were small. Mikaela Shiffrin mountains new small snow If I hadn't come East as a kid, I might still be a World Cup racer today, but I wouldn't be the same World Cup racer. Mikaela Shiffrin same kid today world Whether it's learning to hit a backhand in tennis, learning high school chemistry, or getting better at ski racing, I really believe with hard work and analytic preparation, you can skip a few steps and find the faster way. Mikaela Shiffrin you learning hard-work work I don't really have time or interest in doing a lot of the crazy things that some of my teenage peers do, mostly because I have such a hectic life that I don't need to add to that chaos by creating my own teenage drama like a lot of teenagers do. Mikaela Shiffrin chaos crazy time life I have never limited myself by focusing much on being a 'normal' teenager. Mikaela Shiffrin never being myself normal I just have tried to adapt to the constant changes that happen all the time in my schedule and try and find any sort of mini-predictability and balance within my very unpredictable life. Mikaela Shiffrin try balance time life I like it when hard work pays off. Mikaela Shiffrin like hard hard-work work One of the biggest misconceptions is that carbs are bad. It's a fad right now. Full disclosure: I'm sponsored by Barilla. But I've always been free about saying I love carbs, including pasta, in moderation. Mikaela Shiffrin saying free bad love
