“Surfing waves of water or clouds of powder snow is the best feeling on earth.”
― Hannah Teter
“I think people forget that it doesn’t take a big donation to help someone, just a lot of little donations.”
― Hannah Teter
“Riding is my passion, but a very close second is sun, sand, and surf.”
― Hannah Teter
“I have been so inspired by the Special Olympics athletes that I have been so fortunate to meet, and I am excited to continue my involvement in the Special Olympics Movement.”
― Hannah Teter
“That’s what snowboarders do: we break rules.”
― Hannah Teter
“I decided I want to represent the U.S. and show what snowboarding’s all about.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’m OK with people being naked. There shouldn’t be a huge deal made about it.”
― Hannah Teter
“The Special Olympics motto, ‘Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt,’ really speaks to me because it embodies exactly what I have pursued in my life. Really, that’s all any of us can hope for – a chance to be brave and to pursue a dream.”
― Hannah Teter
“Clean water is such a treasure that we take for granted in America.”
― Hannah Teter
“When you surround yourself with nature, it’s really powerful.”
― Hannah Teter
“The sun rays are more powerful at high altitudes and the snow bounces the rays right back up at you. Shiseido sun care products are epic for protecting me and not irritating my skin.”
― Hannah Teter
“Once I get my mind set on something, I want to see it succeed at the highest level.”
― Hannah Teter
“Sometimes, you need to revamp yourself over the winter, participate in things that make you appreciate what you have.”
― Hannah Teter
“My plant-based diet has opened up more doors to being an athlete. It’s a whole other level that I’m elevating to.”
― Hannah Teter
“I made a pact with myself when I was younger that if were to ever grow up to be someone, I would be someone who would make a difference, instead of being just another person on the planet who doesn’t look into anything.”
― Hannah Teter
“Funny how one halfpipe run can change your life.”
― Hannah Teter
“Maple syrup makes you strong!”
― Hannah Teter
“I feel like my role is to be one of those voices who reaches the youth.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’ve been to three Olympics, and they’re cool and everything, but I feel like people just aren’t grateful for what we have and the opportunities we have.”
― Hannah Teter
“Guys with bigger boobs than I have walk around, and they’re fine. If women were to do that, they could go to jail. That’s totally wrong.”
― Hannah Teter
“Bodies are beautiful and should be appreciated.”
― Hannah Teter
“I want to make money for third-world-country kids, and I need to be smart about how to do it.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’d just like to see athletes awake. And aware. There’s so much going on and so much to know… We stay in our little boxes and don’t think much about the outside world.”
― Hannah Teter
“I snowboard because I love it. It’s just a cool way to be out there and doing something different instead of going to college.”
― Hannah Teter
“The earth is one big interconnected entity. If you hurt a piece, you hurt the whole. If you hurt the people, you hurt the environment.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’m into fashion and designing clothes and stuff.”
― Hannah Teter
“I love the whole layout of Vancouver and the super-friendly people who live there.”
― Hannah Teter
“I use products with coconut oil in them all over my skin.”
― Hannah Teter
“I use Jane Iredale SPF foundation and bronzer, along with the brand’s brushes. Her stuff keeps my face all glowy and looking good for interviews and moments when I want to feel like a million bucks.”
― Hannah Teter
“Young Living Peace & Calming Essential Oil is one of my favorite oil blends. I have many of them but choose this one for my neck and wrists most often.”
― Hannah Teter
“I love stir-fries, quinoa, tofu, and tempeh!”
― Hannah Teter
“Putin is very – not the smartest guy in the world.”
― Hannah Teter
“Usually, boycotts sometimes don’t really accomplish anything besides the fact that you show you that don’t agree with what’s going on.”
― Hannah Teter
“I don’t overcook, because you lose what’s good in the food.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’m moving into a yurt in the woods near my parents’ home in Vermont.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’m motivated to keep going to keep making a difference in people’s lives.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’ve been striving for attention my whole life. Now I have it.”
― Hannah Teter
“Shaun White and Danny Kass were obsessed with trading Olympic pins. I bet they can say ‘pin’ in every language.”
― Hannah Teter
“Fourth is the worst position to finish. You just missed the podium.”
― Hannah Teter
“My goal from the beginning was, if I ever hit it it big, I would give back. And that continues to be my goal moving forward.”
― Hannah Teter
“Growing up with four older brothers, we were into everything! They started snowboarding when I was just a tiny button, and I loved watching them shredding in the backyard. After seeing them compete in a few contests, it was all over. I idolized the sport from day one.”
― Hannah Teter
“I come from a close-knit family, and I have four older brothers that have inspired me in so many ways.”
― Hannah Teter
“I hope that as a professional snowboarder, Olympian, and now, a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics, I will be able to change perceptions about people with intellectual disabilities.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’ve always felt really lucky and really privileged with my life, how I grew up, and the opportunities I’ve had.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’ve always wanted to make an impact.”
― Hannah Teter
“You don’t really get the full grasp of something until you see it for yourself.”
― Hannah Teter
“Every human life is worth so much.”
― Hannah Teter
“I grew up in Vermont, so we didn’t really have a TV, growing up, or a football team.”
― Hannah Teter
“I didn’t know football was so big. Obviously, it’s huge in the United States.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’ve been blessed to have enough to buy organic and have a house in Tahoe.”
― Hannah Teter
“I love riding halfpipe. This is an amazing job to have.”
― Hannah Teter
“It was a no-brainer to get the Unified snowboarding race into X Games.”
― Hannah Teter
“When I discovered Special Olympics and saw how it integrates these athletes into programs that change the whole way they see themselves and how they perform, it blew my mind. I wanted to be involved.”
― Hannah Teter
“The Unified races are so much fun and take you back to the roots of why you started snowboarding. It makes you feel grateful for all that you have.”
― Hannah Teter
“When I see somebody fall in practice or get hurt, it almost makes me want to cry.”
― Hannah Teter
“I’m trying to do more inverts and corked-out rotations that you don’t see at the girls’ level. I want to be more creative.”
― Hannah Teter
“You want everybody to see snowboarding as it should be, looking phenomenal with everybody doing what they know how to do.”
― Hannah Teter
“When the Olympics comes around, it seems like every country is against each other, but we’re all buddies out here. It’s about giving feedback to fellow riders and letting the riders feed off each other.”
― Hannah Teter
“The concept of bettering yourself at the disadvantage of others is out the door, and the new one is to help one another while helping yourself.”
― Hannah Teter
“Snowboarding is about having fun, pushing one another creatively, and not putting anyone down along the way.”
― Hannah Teter
“I still want to look good while training hard and throwing down.”
― Hannah Teter
“Americans are pretty next level with snowboarding. We have the best training facilities, the best coaches that push us to the next level.”
― Hannah Teter
“It seems like an obligation if you have it so good. You have to spread the wealth.”
― Hannah Teter
“Action sports is just in a new era: thinking outside the box, being creative, and inventing new things. I just think people dig that. It’s a new way of being an athlete.”
― Hannah Teter
“It’s great to have the opportunity to reach out to people that don’t know much about snowboarding so they can see it and get stoked on it.”
― Hannah Teter
“I am a huge fan of quinoa, not only for its health benefits but because it tastes the best out of all the grains.”
― Hannah Teter
“I try to incorporate quinoa in unique and fun ways into most meals.”
― Hannah Teter
“I am thrilled to be working with Shiseido and to be representing their incredible suncare, skincare, and makeup lines.”
― Hannah Teter
“Beauty, to me, is about being healthy and strong, both physically and mentally, and Shiseido products arm me with the protection and style I need.”
― Hannah Teter
“I grew up with a special-needs brother, and the separation from other kids is so extreme. We’ve got to break down those barriers.”
― Hannah Teter
“Children International is bringing a lot of hope to families who start out with nothing. They have nothing. Then Children International comes in, puts them in school, gets them what they need.”
― Hannah Teter
“I always get super stoked to go to the Open, because it’s in my home state. I get to stay in my parents’ house and get to eat pancakes.”
― Hannah Teter
“It’s so hard to see one of your friends fall, and it’s a reminder that you have to be on and in the zone.”
― Hannah Teter
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