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.
successful thinking years
These have been the most successful years I've ever had. I've been placing well in the contests but more importantly I've been enjoying them. I think those two things go hand-in-hand.
heart years world
By the time I was 18 years old, I had achieved everything that was in my heart to do and at the same time I wasn't finding the fulfillment I was expecting to get from it. All of the experiences were incredible and I wouldn't trade them for the world, but it wasn't fulfilling me. I went through the motions for a few more years, but I was looking for something more.
girl winter years
It's funny. I competed against a 13-year old girl at the Winter X Games. I looked down at her birth date and it said 2000. I was like, "Huh, I wonder if she even knows what Y2K is?" But I guess I've just been able to build a foundation.
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.
years careers three
I never planned to be at the height of my career when I was 30 years old and going to my fourth Olympics. I watched the 1998 Olympics when I was 14 years old. That's what I wanted to do with my life. I thought I might have a shot at three Olympics max. This is way beyond the parameters of what I set out to do.
came challenged guys kids respond team
We challenged our kids all week. You can tell a lot about a team by how they respond to a loss, and our guys came to play tonight.
program
The shamrock program is a big part of our yearly budget.
best final people throwing
That was the best women's final there's ever been. People were throwing down their best runs.
hurt motivation
That was awful. It hurt me. After that I really got back and did a lot of training. I look at that as motivation for this season.
smart
What we got was a very smart jacket.
field great sees sound
He's a great quarterback. He's fundamentally sound and sees the field well.
eternal found hope joy
I found out there is a lot more joy and hope and eternal things in the world than snowboarding.
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.