Arna Bontemps Quotes

He`s such a cute boy and so full of life, he`s just ready to start talking.

There`s no bobsled track at your high school.

We need to come back tomorrow and put two good runs together. This is bobsled, so anything can happen. I`m really psyched for Shauna and Val. As long as one of us gets a medal, I`ll be happy.

Shauna and Val have been my teammates for a long time. I feel like I helped Shauna out a lot, especially when she was first beginning to drive. So I feel like in some small way, I had a part of it. And I`m just so proud of them. They put it together. That`s what the Olympics are all about.

We never have full knowledge of what we`re going into until we hit race day. And even then, it`s a crazy sport. You just have to go for it and hope that you have the right equipment. I`m definitely a little disappointed that I`m sitting in ninth place. But like I said, this is bobsled.

It`s completely different when we`re not competing on our home track and we`re just going to make the most of this opportunity. We were fortunate to have some pretty decent training times. I think everybody wishes they could have had a little bit more time.

You can view us however you like. It`s a sport that is difficult to get to. There are no bobsled tracks at your local high school. We get a group of women who show up every year and try the sport. Some take one run and say, `Oh, this isn`t for me.` Some stick.

I never thought I would be so pleased with a sixth-place finish.