Julia Mancuso Quotes

#1. My best event is Super-G. I'm competitive in all my events, but Super-G has been most consistent for me.

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#2. I work out a lot, but I like to do action sports. A lot of surfing, mountain-biking.

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#3. I don't really believe in lucky things, but I wear lucky underwear as a joke.

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#4. I come to Maui and go surfing, standup paddling, slacklining, swimming, and free-diving.

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#5. I find music distracting - it takes me out of my head. What I love so much about skiing is the peacefulness.

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#6. What has helped me prevent injuries is being connected and having my body aligned. Every morning, I roll out and then work on my core and my balance.

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#7. To me the Olympic spirit embodies the magic of competition, hard work and coming to a point in your career when you're around the best athletes in the world, and having the whole world watching.

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#8. The moment I think about past letdowns or future hypotheticals, I mentally put myself on shaky ground. If I clear my mind of chatter, I can succeed, just like I did in 2006.

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#9. Downhillers are going over 110 miles per hour. But no matter what, you can't hit the fence at 100 miles per hour.

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#10. For me, personally, getting a podium is not as important as feeling super comfortable on my skiing.

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#11. I ski fast for me, first and foremost, and I ski fast for my family, and it's always the love that gets me to the podium.

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#12. The truth is, the sport of skiing takes so much effort, setting up and traveling with equipment, that you can only train for a certain number of days in the summer. Most of my peers ski between 40 to 60 days. I ski about 55 days.

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#13. The best part about Maui is that I can spend a lot of time outside. My off-season is April, May, and June.

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#14. I knew I really had to put down a good run. I played it safe, and took risks when I could, and I came in the fastest, I guess.

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#15. I'm excited to watch slope style and halfpipe. And then, of course, when my events are done, I get to go to hockey, which is always entertaining. I also like figure skating. I think every girl grew up watching figure skating.

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#16. I do Nike Training Club, which is actually really hard and intense. I'm surprised every time I do it. I also use Map My Ride and Map My Run.

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#17. When I travel, I always have about 40 pairs of skis with me, plus a ski technician and a ski coach.

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