Quotes from Gretchen Bleiler

I think everyone in snowboarding is close. We've become a big family. It's not a cutthroat sport. I'm competing against one of my best friends, and I think it's cool to be at the top of the half pipe, dropping in with your competitor but your best friend, too.

When you find yourself hitting up against a wall over and over again, it's time to try a different route.

Eliminate the energy vampires in your house. Connect all of your appliances to power strips and turn them off they're when not in use.

There will always be another email to get through; something to clean up, file, and organize; more errands to do. Which is why balance is so important. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

Change can be uncomfortable and scary. But I believe change exists to teach us to appreciate and enjoy the right now.

If you don't snowboard a lot, then it's a good idea to go to the gym before you get up on those mountains to make for a better experience. Lots of core exercises and squats and lunges would help work the muscles you'll be using.

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

I get to experience so much in my life as I travel around, and it's just such a great way to get to share that with people. All these sites, like Twitter and Make It Pro, give me such a very strong way to interact with people. It's easy to let people be part of your life and to keep all of your friends and fans together.

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.

Meditation isn't necessarily this magical experience where we don't ever have thoughts.

We need more balance in the world - more balance of the feminine and the masculine.

As long you are doing what you love and making decisions from the heart, you will be successful.