Nick Goepper Quotes

As a fan of skiing and surfing, I take great interest in Olympics.

It always has been a goal of mine to compete in the Olympics. Right after I graduated from college, I moved out to Salt Lake City with my mind focused on making the 2014 team.

Enter with the torch in the stadium. 80,000 people screaming. I was waiting downstairs for the start for 10 hours; I was so tired with the torch. I give the torch to the combined ski cross country that they win gold in Lillehammer in 1994.

I've been snowboarding my whole life. My wife's really good, and I just try to keep up with her.

I love to ski and drive fast cars and the thrill of exciting things.

I tried snowboarding, and that scared the hell out of me.

Never did I ever think I would be competing on a snowboard out here in X Games.

I want to learn skiing and parallel bar gymnastics.

The Unified races are so much fun and take you back to the roots of why you started snowboarding. It makes you feel grateful for all that you have.

I am a fan of winter sports.

The descents are quite fun - everybody has a sort of competition and tries to go for it and then you compare top speeds when you get to the bottom.

I grew up watching my sisters and seeing kids at the local mountain hit jumps. After I hit my first jump, I knew this was something I was going to pursue.

I didn't even ski halfpipe until I was 14 because the resort where I lived didn't have one. So it wasn't always my favorite event, but I grew into it.

The first run in a four-man sled was one of the most nerve-wracking I've had in my life.

I love to hike, fly-fish, and ski in the mountains where I live in Colorado.

The Caribbean is great, but I also love the mountains as well. I'm a big skier, and I love spending time in Switzerland skiing. It really depends.

I grew up snowboarding in two of the best states for the sport: Colorado and Utah. The world-class ski mountains in these neighboring states were key factors that allowed me to represent our country in two Olympics and numerous X Games.

Just being a Pennsylvania kid, I've played in the snow before. I don't know. I can still cut and run, like it's not snow.

As pro snowboarders, skiers, etc., we all know that what we do is risky.

Growing up with four older brothers, we were into everything! They started snowboarding when I was just a tiny button, and I loved watching them shredding in the backyard. After seeing them compete in a few contests, it was all over. I idolized the sport from day one.

I'm excited to join the Mountain Dew snowboarding team.

Mt. Hood is still one of my favorites for its sun, warmth, and slushy, forgiving conditions.

Skiing fast feels like complete freedom to me.

I always have fun on the mountain, so it's always nice to go back out there and do what I love.

I love riding halfpipe. This is an amazing job to have.