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I'm always working hard.
I love competing so much.
I just say, 'Never give up.'
I love working with sponsors.
I got mail from a prison once.
I had to grow up a little fast.
My dad is a very determined person.
I knock on my board to unjinx myself.
Snowboarding brought me out of my shell.
Snowboarding requires lower-body strength.
I have two aunts and three cousins in Korea as well.
I was very shy. It was kind of scary to meet new people.
My mom wouldn't let me dye my hair for the longest time.
Hopefully I get to do more than one Olympics in my lifetime.
I don't like doing the same runs. I like to mix it up a lot.
'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' is interesting, intriguing.
I'm much more of a city girl. I like the mall. I like shopping.
I don't think I made many sacrifices myself, but my parents have.
I hate it when I get grumpy. But I can only be high-energy for so long.
It would be meaningful if I can get a gold medal in my parents' country.
I think, every time I'm on the mountain, I'm just so thankful to be there.
It's hard to describe my style. People will tell me that I'm really flowy.
Just because I'm young doesn't mean I didn't work hard to get to where I am.
When I was younger, me and my dad worked really hard. We did it the hard way.
I think the cool thing about snowboarding is that everyone has their own style.
I feel like I have this unique opportunity to represent both Korea and the U.S.
You know, if you meet someone for the first time, they're not going to bite you.
I just want to be that young girl from L.A. who snowboards and gets her nails done.
I just grew up in the States, so I feel like I identify more with the American culture.
I love Chipotle. And I'm not just saying that. Like, I genuinely am in love with Chipotle.
I think my riding has hopefully gotten a lot better, but I'm always trying to push myself.
Zendaya - she's a boss - and Rihanna as well. I feel like those are two very powerful women.
The one thing I learned is to just give everything a shot. You don't want to live in regret.
I didn't really like snowboarding in the beginning. Now, I just love it. I'm in love with it.
I always have fun on the mountain, so it's always nice to go back out there and do what I love.
I had some social anxiety when I was younger because I wasn't surrounded by many people in my life.
Watching my family work so hard has been so inspirational, and I think I really got their work ethic.
I definitely, when I was younger, struggled a little to understand my identity and who I wanted to be.
For whatever reason, I'm pretty good with pressure. I kinda just flip it over and think of it as positive.
If my hands get cold, I'll go inside to warm them up and basically never come back out. I'm a little wimp.
I don't get butterflies. I get a good feeling in my stomach before I compete. When I don't, I get worried.
People ask where I'm from, and I say 'Los Angeles.' Then they ask again. 'Well, my parents are from Korea.'
I knew if I went home with the gold medal knowing that I could do better, I wasn't going to be very satisfied.
If you give me fro-yo without mangoes, you're dead to me. If you say that Hawaiian pizza is gross, we're done.
I'm so happy to have all this support from everyone around the world, and I'm forever thankful for all of them.
To me, the Olympics are very important, obviously, but it's not something that I'm gonna change everything for.
I was really excited to land my first 1080. But I was surprised that it came a lot easier than I thought it would.
I missed out on a few proms, homecomings, might miss my graduation. I wouldn't want it any other way... it's worth it.
Just going to the Olympics would be a dream come true. I could finish last, and it would still be an amazing experience.
I didn't get a normal school life, and my sisters have told me so many fun stories about college, so I'm just so excited.