You have got to act on instinct; you’ve got to ride from your heart and let that performer come out. You can’t over-think it too much because if you’re thinking, the race is already over. Caroline Buchanan Read Quote
It would be simpler going to an Olympic Games knowing you had to nail one trick that you’ve done a hundred times, and if you do it, you’ll win. Or if you’re a swimmer, if you swim a certain time, you will win. In BMX, there are no guarantees. Caroline Buchanan Read Quote
One medal. One shot. One lap. Eight riders. No lanes. No right of way. Just go. Caroline Buchanan Read Quote
I get called Pink quite a lot. The Pink of the Action Sport World. Or Queen of the Dirt – some call me that. Caroline Buchanan Read Quote
I am just this small-town Canberra girl that’s taken riding a little kid’s bike on dirt tracks to the highest level. Caroline Buchanan Read Quote
BMX is still a young sport in Olympic terms. So the sport science behind it is also relatively new. As a program, it’s only going to get better as the sport gets bigger and more extreme. Caroline Buchanan Read Quote
I’ve always been a bit of a daredevil, even as a little girl with a pretty high pain tolerance and things like that. Caroline Buchanan Read Quote
At the end of the day, I’m riding a little kid’s bike around a track; that’s what I’ve done for as long as I can remember. Now it’s just on a bigger stage at the Olympics. Caroline Buchanan Read Quote
