Chloe Kim Quotes
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I don't feel that much fear.
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I hate it when I get grumpy. But I can only be high-energy for so long.
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My mom wouldn't let me dye my hair for the longest time.
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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 think the cool thing about snowboarding is that everyone has their own style.
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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 moved to Switzerland when I was 8, and during our breaks, we'd go to snowboard, and he'd take me to the mountains; we'd take a train. It was kind of crazy, you know. When I think about it, I wake up at 4, take a train to the mountains, sleep in the train and then go snowboard, and then come back. It was quite a mission.
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I knock on my board to unjinx myself.
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My dad would load me into the car under a pile of blankets in the middle of the night so I could sleep the whole way and be on the mountain when it opened.
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It's super cool - I have this link to Korea, and with the Olympics, I have this opportunity to represent the U.S., Korea, and my family.
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Watching my family work so hard has been so inspirational, and I think I really got their work ethic.
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I'm always working hard.
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When I first started snowboarding, my dad pretty much dragged me into it. I wasn't old enough to be like, 'Oh, I wanna snowboard!' you know?
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My father didn't want to ski alone, so he took me up to the mountains in order to basically bribe my mom to come with him.
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Just because I'm young doesn't mean I didn't work hard to get to where I am.
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It's hard to describe my style. People will tell me that I'm really flowy.
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My dad gave up his job; he stopped working - for me. Without that, I definitely wouldn't be as successful.
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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 just say, 'Never give up.'
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Snowboarding requires lower-body strength.
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I just grew up in the States, so I feel like I identify more with the American culture.
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I think I've started to have a lot more fun around snowboarding, even going out of the halfpipe and going to hit some jumps or getting some 'pow.' That definitely made it a lot more fun to me, just adding that much positivity into snowboarding.
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I had to grow up a little fast.
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I missed out on a few proms, homecomings, might miss my graduation. I wouldn't want it any other way... it's worth it.