American - Athlete | April 10, 1981 -
When I win, I'm happy. When I lose, I'm also happy. I'm grateful for this life I have to live. It's a great life.
Gretchen Bleiler
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I grew up snowboarding in two of the best states for the sport: Colorado and Utah. The world-class ski mountains in these neighboring states were key factors that allowed me to represent our country in two Olympics and numerous X Games.
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I like eating small meals frequently throughout the day, it helps me keep up my metabolism and get more out of my training.
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We need more balance in the world - more balance of the feminine and the masculine.
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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.
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It took me a long time to figure out how to deal with pressure.
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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.
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I'm very competitive.
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The programs I do with my trainer are amazing for overall strength and have a major focus on building my core. We do a lot of unique exercises that shake up the nervous system, which builds my balance and propreception. That's really important for my sport.
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If you take minutes a day to take care of your mouth, the odds are you'll take the next steps needed to take care of your whole body, like exercising and eating healthy. It's a building block for other healthy habits.
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As a professional snowboarder, my goal is to educate and create awareness around the issues we're facing with climate change.
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While everyone's purpose may be different, with social media we all have that platform to create the change we want to see in the world, and I spend a lot of time encouraging others to step up and use theirs.
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