Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Reggie Crist

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Reggie Crist.
Last updated on November 22, 2024.
Reggie Crist

Reggie Crist is an American former alpine skier who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics. After 10 years as a member of the US Ski Team, Crist helped pioneer the sport of Ski Cross which is now an Olympic Sport. Crist became the first Ski Cross athlete to win X Games twice, marking his 5th consecutive podium finish. Crist has also been a regularly featured skier in Warren Miller ski films. Crist currently works as heli-ski guides in Haines, Alaska.

Winning awards is great. Everyone wants to put a feather in their cap but for me the ultimate validation comes when you're standing on top of a peak and the weather's moving in and you're trying to manage logistics with your client, whether its food, water, shelter, and really there's only one constant out there: I know the last person I'm going to get to take care of is myself, so my gear has got to work. I take a lot of pride in knowing Eddie Bauer makes the best gear out there.
It's amazing how much of this is mental. Everybody's in good shape. Everybody knows how to ski. Everybody has good equipment. When it really boils down to it, it's who wants it the most, and who's the most confident on his skis.
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