Caroline Buchanan Quotes

Caroline Buchanan

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 24, 1990

I truly believe that it's all of the hard times that make you step up to the next level, and that's what makes you a champion.

Caroline Buchanan

I'm made to ride a bike, not do washing.

Caroline Buchanan

You learn a lot from your first Olympic Games experience. Everyone thinks they're prepared, but you never are.

Caroline Buchanan

Mum and dad would drive me to the ACT Academy of Sport gym at 5 A.M., sit in the car and read a book, and then drive me to school. I appreciated it when I was younger, but I didn't really understand how much they were putting into it. Now I look at budgets of $70,000 to compete, and I think, 'Wow, they've put so much into this.'

Caroline Buchanan

Any race, I'm always going for the top step on the podium.

Caroline Buchanan

A female professional athlete has to have the whole package, as opposed to a guy who can just be good at sport. You have to have a job or go to uni or do three sports instead of one, you have to be a standout.

Caroline Buchanan

Any race I go into, I've always got the attitude of throwing myself into and wanting nothing but No. 1.

Caroline Buchanan

The majority of the time, I'm just in my team training clothes or work-out gear, but whenever I'm killing time, I always like to watch 'Project Runway' or 'America's Next Top Model.'

Caroline Buchanan

I definitely thrive off adversity. I know it's always up from there.

Caroline Buchanan

I just want kids to have a chance to go and try an Olympic sport. Every kid has a bike - that's how I started, and one kid coming along and giving it a go could make that journey to the Olympics.

Caroline Buchanan

When I compete, I love a huge crowd, expectation, pressure, and I like to have nerves: the butterflies flying and my hands shaking. This way, I am completely amped, focused, and ready; otherwise, I tend to be to relaxed, content, and don't perform at my maximal potential.

Caroline Buchanan

At the end of the day, I'm riding a little kid's bike around a track; that's what I've done for as long as I can remember. Now it's just on a bigger stage at the Olympics.

Caroline Buchanan

I am just this small-town Canberra girl that's taken riding a little kid's bike on dirt tracks to the highest level.

Caroline Buchanan

I've always been a bit of a daredevil, even as a little girl with a pretty high pain tolerance and things like that.

Caroline Buchanan

There were times when I was down and frustrated being in a male-dominated sport: you don't get the support. It affected me. Layne Beachley helped me beat that. That was the difference for me and helped get me through.

Caroline Buchanan

I think, in BMX, it's a lot like horse racing. I wouldn't really bet on it.

Caroline Buchanan

You can't take my batteries out; I'm always on the go.

Caroline Buchanan

BMX is never over until the finish line, and I am always trying to challenge myself for that world stage.

Caroline Buchanan

The biggest thing I've learnt is not to limit myself by the norm or what I should be doing.

Caroline Buchanan

It would be simpler going to an Olympic Games knowing you had to nail one trick that you've done a hundred times, and if you do it, you'll win. Or if you're a swimmer, if you swim a certain time, you will win. In BMX, there are no guarantees.

Caroline Buchanan