18 Quotes by Katie Uhlaender

I know I could have been on that podium. But I'll take it. My first Olympics, my third season ever in the sport. I'm 21 years old. I've got plenty of time.

In my training runs, I threw down solid yesterday.

It's fine to be sexy, but you can be sexy without licking a hammer!

If you lose yourself, then no one's going to respect or pay attention to anything you have.

There is a double-standard between men and women. My father was a major league baseball player, and I grew up thinking I could have the same attitude on the field that he did. When I did that in real life, people thought I was a total bi-atch.

I always challenged men, in foot races or whatever as a kid growing up, because it was a way of pushing myself and challenging myself against the best - but you have to know and accept that men are born with testosterone. You can beat them for so long, but eventually they'll catch up.

The key to skeleton is to find the line, and I think I spend most of training figuring out where that sweet spot is...

It's really hard not to think too much. If I try to control the sled too much so that I have perfect lines, I'm really slow.

Once you get to the plate, you have two options: You either quit, or you try to hit the ball.