134 Quotes by Gretchen Bleiler

We need more balance in the world - more balance of the feminine and the masculine.

When you start to find balance, then you start to ask more important questions, like, 'Who am I really?' That's when you start seeing that every single person around you is a human being just doing the best that they can.

It took me a long time to figure out how to deal with pressure.

The first few years I was competing, I'd ride so well in practice, then choke and fall in competition. Now I take a deep breath and say, 'Look at me. I'm outside. I'm doing what I love.' Still, nothing's matched the pressure I felt standing at the top of the halfpipe for the first time at the Olympics.

I'm very competitive.

It sucks. When you're a woman in sports, people want you to show some skin.

It's okay to feel nervous before a competition because it means you care about doing well.

I run on the beach, surf, and bike.