“I never imagined that divorce would be part of my life history or my family's legacy. When people say that divorce can be more painful than death, I understand why. But like any great trial, God uses everything for good, if we allow Him to heal us.” PeopleIfsUseWould BeMy FamilyPainfulDivorceTrialsHealLegacy Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I think, as most of us do, I put such high expectations on myself that this spills over onto other people. And not everyone is wired this way. Some people can shrug expectations off their shoulders like a cardigan, remaining cool and breezy. Others wear them like a parka with a stuck zipper, hot and stifling.” PeopleThinkingWayExpectationsHotStuckShouldersSpillsStiflingHigh ExpectationsBreezyZippersCardigans Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I think it doesn't happen overnight, that's for sure. As the first gold medalist since 1984, I think cycling needs to ride that wave right now, because people are excited.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFirstsHappensRight NowGoldWaveExcitedCycling Author:Kristin Armstrong
“If people are looking at me in my hometown, then every woman that races against me in the peloton is as well. I can tell you, every one of them now believes that they can do it. When I go to a Cascade or Nature Valley and they race against me, the girls that are say 30 seconds from me at the races are all of a sudden saying 'I'm 30 seconds from gold I mean why can't I do this.'” PeopleIfsBelieveWellsMeanI CanGirlCan DoRaceGoldSecondsValleysHometownCascade Author:Kristin Armstrong
“US Cycling is doing a lot now with camps in different towns or different regions, but I think a great place, and I'm not sure how much it's been hit, is camps for people that are involved in other sports. Why not put on camps for high school kids that are cross-country runners, because those are the some of the best cyclists.” PeopleThinkingDifferentCountryKidsSchoolSportsInvolvedHigh SchoolCrossesTownsNot SureRegionsWhy NotCampsRunnersCyclingCyclists Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I didn't know that you could race your bike until after college. I didn't know anything about cycling except that I rode my bike from class to class or to my friend's house. But here I am an athlete, I ran, I played soccer, I swam and people are riding their bikes and racing them? I had never seen a bike race.” PeopleKnowsHouseRaceClassCollegeMy FriendsAthleteSoccerRanRacingRidingBikeCyclingHere I Am Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I think that with some education there are real possibilities at the high school and college level, but more so at the college level, to bring people into cycling.” PeopleThinkingRealSchoolLevelsPossibilityCollegeHigh SchoolCycling Author:Kristin Armstrong
“In high school you just kind of go with it, you belong to a sport and you're lettering and there is a very social part. With cycling, a lot of people will steer away because you can't letter, and lettering is still cool and it's very important for scholarships and other stuff.” PeopleKindStillsImportantSchoolSocialStuffSportsHigh SchoolLettersScholarshipSteersCycling Author:Kristin Armstrong
“It's tough though because of the whole part about getting sponsors and people out to watch women's cycling. I think the only way that women can really work it is that we have to work our way more into these big grand tours that the men have like the Tour de Georgia, Tour of Utah, and Tour of California.” PeopleThinkingMenWayWholeBigsWatchesHe ManToughCaliforniaWorking ItGeorgiaCyclingSponsorsUtah Author:Kristin Armstrong
“Unless you have a specific injury or a disease, I think a lot of people don't quite understand. I think a lot of people put arthritis in the same category. There's a real difference from someone whose joints swell, that's probably rheumatoid arthritis, than what I have.” PeopleThinkingRealDifferencesDiseaseInjuryCategoriesJointsArthritis Author:Kristin Armstrong
“What I've learned over the last 6 or 7 years, I would love to teach people. I still have a lot to share with people and especially within the US.” PeopleYearsStillsLastsTeachShareI've Learned Author:Kristin Armstrong
“If there were any people who were my role models I would just say it was my family's influence and the family and the kids around me.” PeopleKidsInfluenceMy FamilyRole Models Author:Kristin Armstrong
“In America with the Olympics when you not only have a medal but a gold medal all of a sudden people come out of the wood work and you're treated a little bit differently. I guess that's where my personality is, that's where I just can't get used to all this.” PeoplePersonalityGoldMedal Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I love the sport, I haven't made millions off of it so maybe that's why I just feel like a normal person, I just feel regular, so that when I walk out of my house now with people requesting autographs in the middle of Albertson's aisles. I realize that I did go to the Olympics and did come back with a gold medal, but this is all strange. Somebody pinch me please, because I'm just here on my couch at night watching the Olympics now like everyone else in the world.” PeopleWorldNightHouseSportsRealizingStrangeGoldMedal Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I'm not the kind to go out and tell people 'Oh yeah I'm a gold medalist.'” PeopleKindGold Author:Kristin Armstrong
“As a nation, China, is one of the most powerful countries around and if anyone can make something happen, if anything is in their control and they can make things happen and make things the best and look at their country as a beautiful place to come visit and our people are great they're going to do it. I feel like everything that hasn't been perfect over there is out of their hands. They've done everything they can to make it perfect.” PeopleCountryDoneBeautifulPerfectPowerfulThings HappenMost PowerfulBeautiful Places Author:Kristin Armstrong
“The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest, finest, most positive people you know.” PeopleKnowsHurtVulnerableBest ThingsThings To DoFinding YourselfStrongestSurroundFinestSurround YourselfPositive People Author:Kristin Armstrong
“Typically creative people are usually not clock-slaves or list-makers, so the idea of enforcing goals and deadlines can be somewhat daunting.” PeopleIdeasGoalCreativeSlaveListsClockMakersCreative PeopleDeadline Author:Kristin Armstrong
“Without running, I would have missed the joy of rain. What could be considered an inconvenience or a bummer to the inexperienced is actually a gift. Without running, I would miss a lot of things-like seeing cities in a certain way, or knowing certain people all the way to the core. I'm glad we don't experience life through glass, under cover, or from the sidelines. Good things take miles.” PeopleWayRunningJoyCertainCitiesKnowingSeeingMissingRainGood ThingsGlassesCoreMilesGladInconvenienceSidelinesBummer Author:Kristin Armstrong
