Jeret Peterson Quotations

When we were all down and out, having the worst time of our lives -- we were cold and we were miserable -- Emily was bawling, but she still had a smile on her face. Emily is one of the most positive people I know.

Lots of pictures. You don't need that many words. Every athlete has a cool story, but pictures are what it's about. It's about looking cool.

It actually makes money for me rather than costs me. It's nice. It covers the cost of traveling.

I think I should've gotten more points for landing on one ski that's so much harder than two skis.

My past is what has made me the person I am today, my character. I've definitely not been given the silver spoon. But I love the hand I've been dealt. It's made me who I am today.

It depends on a lot of things: the snow, weather, how my body is feeling, and whether I need it to win a competition. But if I really need to take a huge risk and it's the Olympics, you know I'll be going for it.

My biggest problem was that I never had an amount of fear that was really measurable until it was too late. I went from, like, 'No fear, no fear,' to 'Oh, God.' For me, it was always, 'See how far I can push it and, oops, I pushed it too far.

We do have a stacked team, and we did at the last Olympics as well. I think we'll bring home more than one medal as a team.

As far as competition and stress, I'm sure will be through the roof. But I'm going to walk away having fun. That's why I came here. Yes, I came here for a reason, but I'm also here to have fun. That's mostly the reason I came here.

It's all mental. Our sport is completely mental. My jump is decided by myself before I go. If I don't feel I'm going to land it, I'm not going to land it, bottom line.

It's three flips and five twists. You're going 45 mph and you're about 55 feet in the air. You flip once and make one twist. You flip again and make three twists. Then you flip a third time and make one twist.

It's been a high-low year for me. The highest of highs, the lowest of lows.

I could have done better. I have to work on my landings.

I call it the 'Hurricane' because you don't see anything until the snow comes up and hits you in the feet. It's rowdy. It's crazy.