People watch the Olympics because they want to believe in heroes; I know I did. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes hero olympic people
I get this adrenaline rush from just going down the course and feeling like I made a really great turn and I'm going to do it again and again and again. That feeling can't be replaced, and that's the feeling I'm striving to get every time I go out there. Mikaela Shiffrin adrenalinefeltgreat share on social
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. Mikaela Shiffrin facehairhelmet Change image and share on social
I think that there's something extremely beautiful about the Olympic ideal and its motto - 'Swifter, higher, stronger' - it's such a beautiful motto, and it celebrates everything which is the antithesis of death and dissolution and entropy. Chris Cleave antithesisbeautifulcelebrate share on social
I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don't know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don't bother to become interesting. Barbara Mertz appearancebeautifulbig share on social
