Quotes from Mikaela Shiffrin

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

I think it's good to stimulate your mind.

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.'

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.

One thing I've learned from winning an Olympic medal is that it's really exhausting.

People watch the Olympics because they want to believe in heroes; I know I did.

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

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.

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.

I wouldn't eat a 1,000-calorie bowl of spaghetti for dinner, but I've always loved pasta and think it's a good addition to any meal and a great base for pretty much any vegetable. It's also great when I have a nervous stomach before race day.

After many of my victories, I hear people asking me these questions: 'What else is there to win?' And I want to shout, 'What do you mean, what else? There's so much else!'

I've always said my expectations are higher than what anyone else could put on me.

If I leave any legacy behind, it's just the idea, just the theory that you admit to your ambitions, and you don't let people tell you you're wrong to have those ambitions.