Gretchen Bleiler Quotes

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Gretchen Bleiler

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 10, 1981

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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What most people don't realize is that in snowboarding, there are two different aspects: the filming side and the competition side. The filming side is when snowboarders spend the entire winter season trying to document the best, most progressive and innovative riding of the year.

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The Olympics have always been very special to me.

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Getting older, getting married, buying a house, becoming a different person... I had to figure out what my new motivations, inspirations, and goals were.

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I've always had bigger legs and butt; it's just the way I'm built. Over time, I realized that they were blessings because that foundation - my legs and butt - is what helps me flip 12 feet above an icy halfpipe.

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Being involved in sports, you think less about how your body looks and more how it performs.

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Your money is power, so be aware of the products you're buying and the companies you're supporting to make sure you're helping the companies that are leading the way in sustainability.

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Walk, skateboard, bike, car pool, or use mass transit more, and drive less.

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Get a composter and let nature breakdown your compostable trash and use the remains as mulch for your plants.

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After the Winter Olympics in 2006, I realized I had a platform to speak about causes that were important to me - and people would listen.

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As a professional snowboarder, my livelihood obviously depends on snow. And for me, traveling around the world, chasing the snow, I see the effects of climate change first hand. You can tell the difference.

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I love how snowboarding is like no other sport out there - I mean, some of my best friends are my biggest competitors. And we just cheer each other on. It's a very supportive sport.

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Every year, I push myself to do something different - and push the boundaries a little bit more.

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I partnered with Mission: it's a really cool company based on giving athletes what they need. I have my own signature lip balm because when I'm up on the hill, protecting your lips is so important.

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If you're stressed at work, or before a competition, or if you need to be energized, or relaxed, there's so many scents that kind of take you there.

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The Olympics, you're in front of the world, and yeah you're competing, but you want to look good. You want to have a great representation of who you are.

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I care about the way I look, and I want to look my best. My regime isn't crazy. For my face, it's just sunscreen because foundations and tinted moisturizers rub against my neck warmer. But I do like eyeliner, mascara, and a little color on my lids.

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I want to keep snowboarding as long as I'm still having fun and progressing my riding.

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