American - Athlete | October 10, 1984 -
Being southern and doing bobsled was difficult from the standpoint that I had no idea how to handle the cold and how to dress in the cold, let alone warm up and compete in the cold - so it was a definite shock. I didn't even own a coat when I first started bobsledding!
Elana Meyers
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I've always been the type willing to try a lot of different things.
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I've been in plenty of crashes! Some are not too bad - resulting in ice burn. Others are pretty rough, and sometimes - rarely, but sometimes - people do get seriously injured. It's a risk we all know of and accept. If you bobsled, you're going to crash - guaranteed.
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I'm not sure I'll ever love softball as much as bobsled. It's like having children: you don't love one more than the other, you just love them differently, and that's how my love for softball is vs. my love of bobsled - two totally different sports with different personalities.
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After giving up softball, I didn't know what I was going to do. I thought I would try bobsled, but I wasn't really sure what would happen. I thought my athletic career was over.
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I played all kinds of sports growing up: soccer, basketball, track. You name it, I've probably played it.
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Bobsled is a universal sport, and most people don't know that. Anybody can slide down a hill.
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I was a shortstop in softball, and a lot of times I had collisions with base runners coming in, so I definitely have scars.
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Bobsleigh is best for athletes who are fast and strong, which were my strengths in softball.
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Making the transition from softball to bobsleigh was difficult, but my family and friends believed in me when no one else would.
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After the situation I had with my concussion in 2015, how long and lasting the effects were, I'm just more careful about it.
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Oh my gosh, cheat meals I could go on and on about.
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