Oksana Masters Quotes

Here, we’ve compiled a list of the best Oksana Masters Quotes. The wide variety of quotes available makes it possible to find a quote to suit your needs. You’ve likely heard some of the Oksana Masters Quotes before, but that’s because they truly are great.

I am so proud to be Ukrainian, and I’m also so proud to be an American.

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I’m a person that, once I start something, I can’t just quit it.

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I don’t know why, but I love sunflowers, and I just have this vivid memory of being in a field of sunflowers and how they felt like trees. They felt so tall.

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That’s what I’m focused on, having that perfect race.

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I never in a million years thought I would be able to be a Paralympic athlete.

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I was born with legs, but they were so deformed.

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In 2013, I had the chance to try cross-country skiing on snow and just fell in love with being in nature and how hard it was to pick up the sport. And the snow is sparkly.

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It’s weird to not know what a family is. Not know what a mother‘s love is. And not really know what a hug is or anything.

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They said if I stayed in the orphanage for another month or so, I basically would not have been able to be alive.

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I could use a little more body, but I’m happy with it.

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With cycling, I can still be active and compete, and ultimately, that’s what I love to do, to be competitive.

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It’s hard to understand the athlete’s lifestyle. You literally eat, sleep, train. You go to training camps in the winter where there is no Internet, you can’t make phone calls.

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I use Olay Total Effects Tone Correcting CC Cream in place of foundation post-workout. I absolutely love that it’s quick, easy, and something I can use on the go. It evens out my skin tone, provides SPF 15 protection, and leaves my skin feeling breathable, healthy, and moisturized.

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Cycling’s primarily a pushing motion, and skiing is more pulling, so it kind of balances out the body.

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Growing up in a very poor orphanage in Ukraine, there wasn’t much food.

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I wear my prosthetics legs every day, and when I train in the gym, I call them my Lamborghini, because both legs and sockets, which extend up to my hips to keep the legs on via a suction seal, cost about $305,815.

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I didn’t find out about the Paralympics until I was 18 years old. Once I found out what the Paralympics were, I was so excited to know I had a chance to represent my country and wear Team U.S.A. on my back.

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It was honestly like ‘Annie.’ One day I was alone in a cold, dark Eastern European orphanage, and then the next day I was in an enchanted, mystical land known as Walmart.

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I remember seeing the Olympics when I was 13. I always wanted to know how it felt to stand on top of the podium hearing your country’s anthem while watching your flag being raised in something you poured your heart and soul into.

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My hair is super fine, so I love using Batiste Dry Shampoo to give it volume after I shower and dry my hair. It also gives me extra body and texture for when I choose to wear my hair in a French braid.

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I’m just stupid and too headstrong.

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The biggest challenge during competition is keeping my real legs warm with clothing, because I have poor circulation in the tissue around the amputated areas.

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I was a troublemaker.

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I definitely went through a period where I don’t want to say I hated myself, but I hated what I saw in the mirror. I would try to cover it up, and it wasn’t until I started doing sports – until after London 2012 – that I kind of started getting more of that confidence in my body and appreciating my body.

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I started doing sports when I was 13 and competitively doing sports – where I was actually training – when I was 17.

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I think it is very unfortunate that there is a ban on adoptions in Russia.

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Just keep moving forward.

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I’ve gotten a lot of people saying. ‘That is awesome. You’re so brave.’ I hate when people say brave. I’m not brave. I’m just living my life. Why is that brave?

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When you’re using your upper body to live, you get to know how to move every muscle.

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In 2012, I was invited to a ski event called the Hartford Ski Spectacular to learn how to sit-ski for the first time. I loved it, but it was not pretty – I was not good. I didn’t know how to stop, so I kept throwing myself on the ground.

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The mind is really powerful.

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When I first had my legs amputated, it was hard for me to be positive and feel pretty. Many people don’t know that someone with a disability can be strong and beautiful and successful as an athlete.

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I can go days without eating if I don’t think about food. Your mind, to protect itself, learns not to pay attention to that hunger feeling.

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It’s extremely important for my sit ski to be perfectly fit to me. If it’s too big, and I shift around, the energy and strength I put into propelling myself forward will be lost. The right fit is everything in my sport.

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Every single race that I get on the podium in biathlon, I’m shocked.

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I’m chasing that gold medal.

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I am very lucky to be living my dream.

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I never thought I’d be able to go back to Ukraine.

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When I ski, I take both of my legs off and get into a sit ski: a ski with a custom seat that has been molded for me. I use my core and arms to propel myself on snow with help from ski poles.

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I like to keep my hair and makeup routines easy and simple on race days.

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