Katie Uhlaender Quotes

United States, Racer
July 17, 1984

Katie Uhlaender is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. She has won six medals at the FIBT World Championships with two gold (women's skeleton: FIBT World Championships 2012, mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event: 2012), one silver (women's skeleton: 2008), and three bronze (women's skeleton: 2007, mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event: 2008, 2009).

I always challenged men, you know, in foot races or whatever as a kid growing up, because it was a way of pushing myself and challenging myself against the best - but you have to know and accept that men are born with testosterone. You can beat them for so long, but eventually they’ll catch up.

Katie Uhlaender
Once you get to the plate, you have two options: You either quit, or you try to hit the ball.

Katie Uhlaender
- Trying
- Quitting
- Options

There is a double-standard between men and women. My father was a major league baseball player, and I grew up thinking I could have the same attitude on the field that he did. When I did that in real life, people thought I was a total bi-atch.

Katie Uhlaender
- People
- Thinking
- Real
It's fine to be sexy, but you can be sexy without licking a hammer!

Katie Uhlaender
- Sexy
- Without
- Hammer
The key to skeleton is to find the line, and I think I spend most of training figuring out where that sweet spot is.

Katie Uhlaender
- Thinking
- Sweet
- Spots
It's really hard not to think too much. If I try to control the sled too much so that I have perfect lines, I'm really slow.

Katie Uhlaender
- Thinking
- Trying
- Perfect
If you lose yourself, then no one's going to respect or pay attention to anything you have.

Katie Uhlaender