14 Quotes by Jeret Peterson

When we were all down and out, having the worst time of our lives -- we were cold and we were miserable -- Emily was bawling, but she still had a smile on her face. Emily is one of the most positive people I know.

Lots of pictures. You don't need that many words. Every athlete has a cool story, but pictures are what it's about. It's about looking cool.

It actually makes money for me rather than costs me. It's nice. It covers the cost of traveling.

I think I should've gotten more points for landing on one ski that's so much harder than two skis.

My past is what has made me the person I am today, my character. I've definitely not been given the silver spoon. But I love the hand I've been dealt. It's made me who I am today.

It depends on a lot of things: the snow, weather, how my body is feeling, and whether I need it to win a competition. But if I really need to take a huge risk and it's the Olympics, you know I'll be going for it.

My biggest problem was that I never had an amount of fear that was really measurable until it was too late. I went from, like, 'No fear, no fear,' to 'Oh, God.' For me, it was always, 'See how far I can push it and, oops, I pushed it too far.

We do have a stacked team, and we did at the last Olympics as well. I think we'll bring home more than one medal as a team.

As far as competition and stress, I'm sure will be through the roof. But I'm going to walk away having fun. That's why I came here. Yes, I came here for a reason, but I'm also here to have fun. That's mostly the reason I came here.