"Being able to train with your best friends creates a different kind of bond, one that can't be forged in any other environment. There's always the underlying acknowledgement that you…

"For the first half of my skating career I worked and worked and worked but fell short at the top, like coming second by 0.02 points. Seeing something that's attainable…

"Being a high performance athlete has taught me the art of how to balance school, sport, and the bare bones of a social life. Even though sometimes it's hard to…

"As much as I miss swimming, sport will always be a part of my life. It teaches you lessons that can transfer to anything in life and provides you with…

“I’m big on the idea of balancing out the way you gather energy. If you’re doing an endurance sport, or whatever sport you're into, your ability to gather your concentrated…

"I love what I do every day and that’s my motivation to succeed. It's not really to win a medal or to win a race, I've actually never won a…

"I started Fan Fit Challenge because of 3 reasons. I wanted to give an incredible fitness opportunity to everyone. I wanted to allow people to connect with great Olympic level…

"Paddling has taught me how to reach beyond my limits both mentally and physically. My favourite part about the sport is having the opportunity to start my day doing what…

"Miserably failing in trying to make the junior national rowing team two years in a row in high school fueled my motivation to train harder and smarter for way more…

  "Being able to eat and sleep a bunch without feeling guilty." - Mika Asano, Kayaker at Burnaby Lake Canoe Club.