“A perfect day for me would just be a day that goes the way I plan.”

“Drama holds you back.”

“Dream big, but don't be upset if it doesn't happen.”

“I do doubles on Monday and Thursday, take Wednesday off or do easy cardio, do doubles on Thursday and Friday, and the weekend I just get outside and get active - jog or bike ride, or play tennis with my mom.”

“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.”

“I have never limited myself by focusing much on being a 'normal' teenager.”

“I have some really lofty goals that don't even scratch upon the Olympics.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I like it when hard work pays off.”

“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.”

“I remember skiing being a family recreational thing.”

“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.”

“I'm not really seeing pressure as a negative.”

“It rained a lot in New Hampshire, and when I skied, the snow was icy and hard, and the mountains were small.”

“Most people just see ski racing during the Olympics.”

“My dream job has always been to be a ski racer.”

“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.'”

“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.”

“Out on the hill under the helmet, nobody sees your face or hair, but then you take it off, and they do - that's the part I'm nervous about.”

“The harsh cold and windburn from hours of skiing does a lot of damage to my skin, so I try to keep my skin as moisturized as possible.”

“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.”

“When I was 3 years old, I thought I was very good at skiing.”

“When I'm in the starting gate, it's just me and the hill.”

“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.”

“You can't ever make the perfect run, but you can make the best run, and then you clock the fastest time, and that's a win.”