37 Quotes by Caroline Buchanan

If I had to work a 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. job in the public service, I'd freak out.

You never hold back. If I turn up to the track and feel cautious or not committed, I turn around and go home. If you don't have that full commitment when you're pedaling into a 40-foot jump, there's not much room for error, and you'll come off worse.

It would be simpler going to an Olympic Games knowing you had to nail one trick that you've done a hundred times, and if you do it, you'll win. Or if you're a swimmer, if you swim a certain time, you will win. In BMX, there are no guarantees.

One medal. One shot. One lap. Eight riders. No lanes. No right of way. Just go.

I get called Pink quite a lot. The Pink of the Action Sport World. Or Queen of the Dirt - some call me that.

I am just this small-town Canberra girl that's taken riding a little kid's bike on dirt tracks to the highest level.

BMX is still a young sport in Olympic terms. So the sport science behind it is also relatively new. As a program, it's only going to get better as the sport gets bigger and more extreme.

You can't take my batteries out; I'm always on the go.

I've always been a bit of a daredevil, even as a little girl with a pretty high pain tolerance and things like that.