37 Quotes by Caroline Buchanan

I like pressure. Diamonds are made under pressure, and I definitely enjoy it.

The biggest thing I've learnt is not to limit myself by the norm or what I should be doing.

Mum and dad would drive me to the ACT Academy of Sport gym at 5 A.M., sit in the car and read a book, and then drive me to school. I appreciated it when I was younger, but I didn't really understand how much they were putting into it. Now I look at budgets of $70,000 to compete, and I think, 'Wow, they've put so much into this.'

I truly believe that it's all of the hard times that make you step up to the next level, and that's what makes you a champion.

I started racing BMX when I was five years old. I followed in my brother's footsteps, and I was a little tomboy. When I came into the sport, there wasn't many women. I raced with the boys; I looked up to the boys, and all my mentors were boys.

I just want kids to have a chance to go and try an Olympic sport. Every kid has a bike - that's how I started, and one kid coming along and giving it a go could make that journey to the Olympics.

The mistakes you make and lessons you learn at a young age are what gets you to an Olympic level.

I really want to win a medal and would want to win gold. It's my fire and fuel, life and dream, everything.

There's so many levels. You can rise on the day to win a national event or a world title but the level you need to rise to win an Olympics Games is another one altogether.