Chloe Kim Quotes
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I freak out when I see a spider. I was doing an interview once, and there was this really big, furry spider crawling up the tripod, and I was like, 'I can't do this!'
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I love Chipotle. And I'm not just saying that. Like, I genuinely am in love with Chipotle.
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I'm proud of my Korean heritage, but I want people to know I'm American. It's not important to be the Korean Taylor Swift.
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I've flown from Aspen and then to Switzerland the next day and then off again the day after. That's the thing I love most about snowboarding, honestly - getting to travel and explore different places and meet people.
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I grew up in Southern California. If it's snowing on a day I'm supposed to train, I'll just stare out the window in all my gear and be like, 'Hmmm, maybe not today.' I hate being cold.
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It would be meaningful if I can get a gold medal in my parents' country.
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I'm, like, finishing up high school. I don't know how you can learn anything from me because I'm still, like, a teenager. I don't know what I'm doing with my life.
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I was, like, talking to these kids, and I look up, and there was, like, 25 cameras around me. And I ran. I ran away. I, like, straight up ran away, and I was so scared, and then, like, it happened, and after I was done, it kinda sunk in.
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I have two aunts and three cousins in Korea as well.
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I did my first contest, and I got third, and my dad was, like, 'Wow, she has potential.' And I went back when I was 7, and I won. And my dad's like, 'All right,' and then he dropped everything.
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I just want to be that young girl from L.A. who snowboards and gets her nails done.
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I think, you know, if you're young - even if you're old, it doesn't matter how old you are - but if you find something that you really want to try, just give it a try.
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'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' is interesting, intriguing.
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I want to go to college.
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Competing in my first Olympics in the country where my parents came from is pretty insane. I'm feeling nothing but excitement.
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I don't get butterflies. I get a good feeling in my stomach before I compete. When I don't, I get worried.
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I don't snowboard to win everything. I do it because I love it. I do it because I have fun, and everyone else can think whatever they want. For me, it's all about fun, and I enjoy it so much.
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My mom wouldn't let me dye my hair for the longest time.
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Snowboarding brought me out of my shell.
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I got mail from a prison once.
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I don't feel that much fear.
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To me, snowboarding is really an art form, and I think every athlete, every snowboarder has her own style, and that makes them stand out.
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If I had a message to give my dad, it'd probably be, 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.' He's helped me so much on this crazy journey. Giving up his job, being away from my mom, and being away from home for that much just because of me? It's a lot. And I thank him for it.
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I hate it when I get grumpy. But I can only be high-energy for so long.