“My friends and family have always been extremely supportive, but the s...” — Rachel Platten Quote

My friends and family have always been extremely supportive, but the support I've received from fans has been so overwhelming. I love hearing all of their 'Fight Song' stories; I have been so inspired by so many of them.

Wherever I go, people are so kind and so lovely and so warm and show their best self. So I feel very lucky.

My mom is a therapist, and my dad has a doctorate in psychology, and growing up, I felt 'very understood.'

I'm a closet outdoorsy athletic enthusiast, and I would love to do a rafting and hiking trip someday and maybe sleep in a treehouse and bathe in a chilly winding river.

It's such a big dream of mine to be singing in front of my friends and family in my hometown.

I prefer my friends and family not to watch anything I do.

I've always felt lonely, even if I'm in a great relationship or surrounded by my friends and family.

When I'm on my own, I can be negative. I need my friends and family around to help pick me up if I've had a bad qualifying session. I think insecurity plagues a lot of sportspeople.

I have a blessed life. I do a job that I really love and I have a really good close-knit network of friends and family.