Kelly Clark
Kelly Clark
Kelly Clarkis an American snowboarder who won halfpipe gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics...
ProfessionSnowboarder
Date of Birth26 July 1983
years two interesting
I've always lived a life where what you see if what you get. I've never wanted to live two different lifestyles. The initial transition for me was perhaps the most difficult. It wasn't easy communicating what I believed and what my values were. Establishing that as a young adult was interesting. I was 20 years old when I got saved.
growing-up people age
I'm not trying to snowboard for other people anymore. That just kind of comes with age and growing up. That's helped me a lot. Some of that started right after the last Olympics (in Vancouver).
sports growing-up creativity
I've got to fight for that connection with God all the time no matter what you're going through in life. I'm growing up. I'm maturing. But I definitely think that the backbone of this is the freedom and creativity I have without the fear of failing. If I fail, what's going to happen? Nothing. I'm not looking for my self-worth in the sport.
sports country team
Right before they named the (2014) team, I stepped back and I allowed myself to realize what I had accomplished. I got overwhelmed and the tears came pretty quickly. It's an honor to represent my country again and to represent my sport to the world and to hold it down for all those 30-year old athletes out there.
attitude giving community
Yeah, one of my approaches with my community, my friends, the companies I represent, has been to take the attitude of what I bring instead of what I can get. What can I give?
fun years games
So after those Games, I continued to compete that season and the year after that. I really had the goal of being intentional. I didn't want to do big tricks because it was an X Games final or an Olympics final. I wanted to call my own shots. I started to do that and I started to have more fun than I ever knew I could have.
bus fourth job looking ourselves tough until
We didn't get off the bus until the fourth quarter. I don't know if we were looking ahead, or what but we've put ourselves in a tough position. We need to get the job done Friday.
limits pushing riders sports technical younger youth
Women's snowboarding has progressed a lot. The younger riders are really pushing the limits of technical tricks.
call measure oregon rewrite simple somehow subject
To say that a measure as simple as Measure 36 is more than one subject or that it is somehow a comprehensive rewrite of the Oregon constitution...I would call that a stretch.
backside best came clean giving kept maintained pipe problems ridden rode style year
The pipe was the best it's been yet and I rode the best I've ridden all season. My backside fives have been giving me problems all year but I was able to put it together. I kept it clean and maintained my style and it all came together.
happy losing
We've got a lot to be happy about, ... but losing isn't one of them.
instead yards
Unfortunately, it went 9 yards instead of 10.
smart
What we got was a very smart jacket.
expressed hair hide hold interest law nor seen
We let them go because they expressed an interest in working with law enforcement. We haven't seen hide nor hair of him since. He didn't hold up his end of the bargain.