"When I started, someone told me that you should be with a lover the night before so you look all secure and soft out there. But for downhill you should reserve your strength. That's one of the most ridiculous things I've heard. You need to be loose in sports to do well, not all knotted up."
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Suzy Chaffee, as quoted in Women & Sports (1979) by Janice Kaplan.
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