Jeremy Bloom Quotes (26 Quotes)

As far as the pop culture icon things that come my way, I'm an athlete. It's not something that would ever take away from my training.

With football, it's the unknown right now. It's like there's that last missing block. Kind of like, 'What if Make it Not make it' I need to answer that question.

Skiing is primarily a recreational sport in this country. Football, you have all these teammates, the pressures, the rivalry, 80,000 people screaming, the motion, that thrill. I can't find that in skiing.

The Olympics is an incredible celebration of athletics. Watching the 1992 Albertville Olympics was one of the reasons I got serious about freestyle skiing.

Overall, it was a huge success for me. It was a huge honor for me to be a two-time Olympian and have the accomplishments that I've been able to have in skiing. But certainly there was an element of disappointment. ... I expect perfection out of myself, an

Oh man, I'm on top of the world. I dreamed big as a kid, but I never dreamed that in a span of one week, I'd be competing in the Olympics and at the NFL combine.

It shouldn't be about winning. What's important is coming here, to a fantastic event that brings together great athletes from all over the world, and taking in the experience. That's what I hope to take from this.

It's great to have that right now something that's such a big challenge right ahead of me.

Well, this is America, so obviously football is the Big Daddy in this country. It gets the most attention and has the most pressure, and that's what I've been really missing. A lot of people love to ski in this country, but it's primarily a recreational sport and that's the way people view it. Competitive skiing is not really on the radar here.

I went into this thing thinking I would not get drafted and do it through free agency. I tried to lower the expectations when things are out of my control. ... I think the thing that helped me the most was my game film from my first two seasons. I was fortunate to have a lot of success my first two years and had a lot of plays that I think the coaches looked at and saw a lot of athletic ability.

I'm humbled to be here, and I'm very excited. The sport of football has been a huge passion of mine ever since I can remember walking. Unfortunately, it was taken from me by the NCAA. But they're not in the building today, and I'm ready to get started.

I'll have a short window to get ready for the draft, but then I'll have that whole summer to make a team.

In his position, we have to understand that he has a lot of kids who look up to him, and sending that type of message I think is completely wrong.

It's so funny because it's such an unknown where I'm going. It's hard to say where I'll be, but one thing's for sure it will be a competitive situation, which I love, and a team environment, which I sorely missed.

It was hard, calling unwanted attention to myself when I was a freshman with a huge challenge. It was hard when the NCAA said, 'Your college football career is over and your scholarship is gone.' I had started throwing a football at age 2.

Could it be more beneficial for me to be skiing Maybe, but that's not what I want to do right now. I love being in the gym, I love doing plyometrics, I love running routes, I love catching the football.

Obviously, I wanted to win the gold medal. But not everyone can reach the pinnacle of your career on the last day you compete. Not everyone can go out like John Elway.

They told me that about college. 'You're going to get hurt, you're too small, you're not going to play.' I love people like that, it inspires me to do it even more.

It's going to take a lot of fuel. Getting ready to take the punishment, getting back in football shape. The commitment is huge.

It's an honor to be able to train with them. We are all friends. There aren't a lot of egos on this team.

I dreamed big as a kid, but I never thought in a million years that in a span of a week, I'd be able to compete in the Olympics and be at the NFL combine.

In athletics, so many people have these performance-setting goals - like 'I want to win a gold medal,'

To a certain point I feel like competitively I've done it all, looking back on everything with a smile on my face. Football is the missing block. Make it Don't make it I need to find that out.

It's nice to check that box. I've been saying for a long time that if I make it to the Olympics, I'll be at the combine a week after. But it really came together today, which is a great feeling. It's probably a better feeling than knowing I'm going to the Olympics.

My whole mentality was similar to the Tiger Woods approach. I had a lot of opportunities to jump in training and competition. I focused only on improving these skills. Adversity and racing gave me confidence to get through it.

Watching John Elway in Colorado, that goal was actually born before skiing. But the NFL is such a business. Obviously, I would LOVE to play for the Broncos, but I would also love to play for anyone who drafts me.