I think the biggest thing to being an elite-level bobsledder is grit. You have to really want it. It’s a very blue-collar sport. We do a lot of the work ourselves; we sand the runners, we wash the sled, we help maintain the sled. Obviously, we have a sled mechanic that travels with us, but a lot of the work we do ourselves. Lauren Gibbs Read Quote
You have to find what you’re really passionate about, throw yourself into it, and focus on those small wins. Lauren Gibbs Read Quote
Sometimes I can’t sleep at night because I’m so excited to work on sprinting the next day, because I’m such a bad sprinter. Lauren Gibbs Read Quote
When I graduated from college, I was told I could do great things and be great, but I didn’t know what that meant and what it would feel like and the work that it would take. Lauren Gibbs Read Quote
I went to a good school, played sports; things came relatively easy for me. Whenever I would get faced with adversity, I would always go do something else. Lauren Gibbs Read Quote
Bobsled is the first time I decided, win, lose, or draw, I was all-in for all four years. I figured if I was going to step away from a very lucrative career, I owed it to myself and my family to see this through to the very end. Lauren Gibbs Read Quote
I actually found CrossFit on a run from my house in Orange County. I moved around with it for a while, which is the best part about it. I love it, but it was something I did because I enjoyed the camaraderie aspect of it, not so much the competing side of it. Lauren Gibbs Read Quote
CrossFit really helped me with mental toughness, which I really appreciate. It also gave me this network of people cheering me on, which is incredible. Lauren Gibbs Read Quote
I’ve always been a risk taker. When I told my mum I was quitting my job to be a bobsledder, she wasn’t surprised. Lauren Gibbs Read Quote
