Chloe Kim Quotes
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People ask where I'm from, and I say 'Los Angeles.' Then they ask again. 'Well, my parents are from Korea.'
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I feel like I have this unique opportunity to represent both Korea and the U.S.
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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 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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Over the years, I've hurt my thumb, separated my shoulder, and injured my back, but not too bad. Actually, my back was hurt pretty bad. I had to take an ambulance and was in bed for a week.
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I got mail from a prison once.
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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 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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My mom wouldn't let me dye my hair for the longest time.
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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 love Chipotle. And I'm not just saying that. Like, I genuinely am in love with Chipotle.
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Honestly, I didn't like snowboarding when I was a little girl. As I got older, it became something I did with my dad. When I was 10, I knew I was good for my age, but I never felt that I was prodigy-level or anything like that.
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I think my riding has hopefully gotten a lot better, but I'm always trying to push myself.
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Snowboarding brought me out of my shell.
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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 have two aunts and three cousins in Korea as well.
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I want to go to college.
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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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I try not to feel pressure, because I feel like it kind of throws you off. I always try to focus on myself. But it does kind of creep into the back of my mind.
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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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If my hands get cold, I'll go inside to warm them up and basically never come back out. I'm a little wimp.
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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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I hate it when I get grumpy. But I can only be high-energy for so long.