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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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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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If you give me fro-yo without mangoes, you're dead to me. If you say that Hawaiian pizza is gross, we're done.
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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 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 knock on my board to unjinx myself.
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My mom wouldn't let me dye my hair for the longest time.
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I'm always working hard.
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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 think the cool thing about snowboarding is that everyone has their own style.
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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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Just because I'm young doesn't mean I didn't work hard to get to where I am.
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I just say, 'Never give up.'
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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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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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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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Four is actually my lucky number.
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It's hard to describe my style. People will tell me that I'm really flowy.
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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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Watching my family work so hard has been so inspirational, and I think I really got their work ethic.
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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.
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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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Snowboarding requires lower-body strength.