I feel like there is great purpose in a lot of my endeavors. I've seen God in the middle of them. I've seen Him be faithful in those things.

Make your relationships more important than your accomplishments .

You can’t let your current circumstances dictate what kind of choices you make.

Snowboarding was everything that I knew. That's what I did and I poured everything I had into it. I thought that being successful and achieving my goals would go hand-in-hand with being happy.

Yeah, one of my approaches with my community, my friends, the companies I represent, has been to take the attitude of what I bring instead of what I can get. What can I give?

These have been the most successful years I've ever had. I've been placing well in the contests but more importantly I've been enjoying them. I think those two things go hand-in-hand.

Hug me and you will see the moon. Love me and I will bring the moon to you!

I think I've done a pretty good job of not compartmentalizing my life. I take my core values and I live them out at home like I would in my snowboarding like I would at church with my friends.

As I've been open with my faith, there's a consistency that almost disarms people. They know what they're going to get when they see me. They know what they're going to get when they talk to me.

I'm not trying to snowboard for other people anymore. That just kind of comes with age and growing up. That's helped me a lot. Some of that started right after the last Olympics (in Vancouver).

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.

Back home everyone said I didn't have any talent. They might be saying the same thing over here, but it sounds better in French.

I believe when your children are born that you are reborn in some fashion.

It's always sunny above the clouds. Always. Every day on earth - every day I have ever had - was secretly sunny, after all.

Trying harder doesn’t work for me. Slowly I’ve learned to pray for God’s help and He has become my greatest love and desire.

Old age is like learning a new profession. And not one of your own choosing.

I always carry a camera because it is so important to me to take pictures and document all the incredible things and places I have been able to see through this experience.

I think statistics go in one ear and out the other. All of us respond to stories more than numbers.

do it now. There may be a law against it tomorrow.

On the contrary, woman is the best equipped fighting machine that ever went to battle.