Caroline Buchanan Quotes

Caroline Buchanan

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 24, 1990

If I had to work a 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. job in the public service, I'd freak out.

Caroline Buchanan

You have got to act on instinct; you've got to ride from your heart and let that performer come out. You can't over-think it too much because if you're thinking, the race is already over.

Caroline Buchanan

I started racing BMX when I was five years old. I followed in my brother's footsteps, and I was a little tomboy. When I came into the sport, there wasn't many women. I raced with the boys; I looked up to the boys, and all my mentors were boys.

Caroline Buchanan

BMX is still a young sport in Olympic terms. So the sport science behind it is also relatively new. As a program, it's only going to get better as the sport gets bigger and more extreme.

Caroline Buchanan

I quickly realised that there is no 'I' in team. So I am so fortunate to have a supportive family that has been there for me since day one.

Caroline Buchanan

One medal. One shot. One lap. Eight riders. No lanes. No right of way. Just go.

Caroline Buchanan

In BMX, you need an inner mongrel, something that's a point of difference in the female category.

Caroline Buchanan

I'd love to be able to dominate cycling in general, not just one event.

Caroline Buchanan

I really want to win a medal and would want to win gold. It's my fire and fuel, life and dream, everything.

Caroline Buchanan

There's so many levels. You can rise on the day to win a national event or a world title but the level you need to rise to win an Olympics Games is another one altogether.

Caroline Buchanan

I've got to know my strength and weaknesses and the same for my competitors.

Caroline Buchanan

I get called Pink quite a lot. The Pink of the Action Sport World. Or Queen of the Dirt - some call me that.

Caroline Buchanan

I've always been very competitive - that runs in our family. I'd always try to beat my brother. I'd race the boys and wanted to beat them. They toughened me up. They didn't treat me like a girl.

Caroline Buchanan

It's an honour to be a world champion, and it can never be taken away from you.

Caroline Buchanan

You never hold back. If I turn up to the track and feel cautious or not committed, I turn around and go home. If you don't have that full commitment when you're pedaling into a 40-foot jump, there's not much room for error, and you'll come off worse.

Caroline Buchanan

The mistakes you make and lessons you learn at a young age are what gets you to an Olympic level.

Caroline Buchanan