Elana Meyers Quotes

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

I love fast cars... and to go too fast in them.

If I weren't skateboarding, I'd love to race cars. I like anything that's fast and active.

There is always the excitement of running races.

Bobsledding is like sprinting with NASCAR. You get to push these 400-pound sleds as fast as you can down a hill and hop in. How could you not enjoy that?

I get this adrenaline rush from just going down the course and feeling like I made a really great turn and I'm going to do it again and again and again. That feeling can't be replaced, and that's the feeling I'm striving to get every time I go out there.

I love the fast lane.

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

Racing is the only time I feel whole.

All sports have a zone, but ours is at 95 mph. You can feel the speed; you can feel the wind. It's the most euphoric thing I've ever done.

Speed and danger don't always go together, but it's proper fun when they do.

Skiing fast feels like complete freedom to me.

I think that was the scariest part about bobsled, is when you just don't know what's happening, you don't know where you are on the track, you don't know when it's going to be over, and you don't know what it's supposed to feel like.

I'm excited by going 85 mph, head-first, down an ice track.

The smell of fuel, driving on the limit on the edge of sliding, it just gives you a lot of adrenaline.

Driving a race car is like dancing with a chain saw.

The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.

One of the most exciting moments was standing out on top of the world, 30 seconds before stepping off.

The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.

Formula One was a very dangerous sport. It still is dangerous. But the danger factor is also the exciting part.

It was a pretty wild ride. The race wasn't bad, but qualifying would take your breath.

In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.

I was happy to ski and play a lot of ice hockey. But I've come back because I was - and am - a racing driver. This is what I do.

Fear is exciting for me.

Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else.