| Your Name: Miss Cory Coffey
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| | competitiveness... thats what I didnt
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| Age: 24
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| | like about racing... I just look at it as
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| Hometown: Ojai, California
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| | me riding my bike having a good time,
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| Sponsors: DC, Specialized, ODI, and
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| | traveling the world, and meeting new
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| Utopia OpticsHow did you get started into
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| | people.Is it competitive among the girls,
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| riding BMX?
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| | or is it more of a friendship?
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| There were some younger boys in my
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| | I think there are def. some people out
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| neighborhood that raced bmx bikes, and
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| | there that are competitive, but that
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| they encouraged me to go get one... so I
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| | comes with any sport. I know a lot of the
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| did and started going to the race track
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| | girls are just like me and are just
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| with them. I raced for about 3 years and
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| | excited to see other girls riding.Where
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| then realized that I didnt like to pedal
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| | do you see the future of women's BMX
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| all that much, so I started going to a
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| | going?
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| local indoor skatepark and that was the
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| | Honestly, who knows. the world is
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| beginning of my ramp riding... 7 years
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| | endless in opportunities, and if we keep
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| ago, wow!You were the first girl to do a
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| | pushing the limits, it could be just like
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| backflip. What made you do it, how many
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| | any other sport.Do other female athletes
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| times did it take, and whats the process
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| | from other sports inspire you? If so,
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| behind doing it.
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| | who?
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| Yes, I was the first woman in the world
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| | Yes, I am always inspiried by other
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| to ever do a backflip on a bike... I was
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| | women athletes... Aimee Mullins is a para
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| 19 years old and was spending a couple of
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| | olympic athlete that is more than
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| months in Pennsylvania at Woodward Camp..
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| | amazing... her courage, strength, and her
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| A guy by the name of Jay Rodriguez was
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| | just being who she is pushes me. I think
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| joking around with me one day saying that
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| | that the free skier Sarah Burke is
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| we were going to learn backflips that
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| | awesome.. Lisa Whittaker in skateboarding
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| night... I said yeah sure whatever.. well
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| | is really awesome, along with Cara-beth
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| I guess he was more serious than I
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| | Burnside in skating and snowboarding.What
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| thought.. so that night I started
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| | else do you do besides riding BMX -
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| learning them into the foam pit.. I think
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| | hobbies, activites, travels?
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| the second try I actually got the
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| | I love to hang out with friends, go to
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| rotation down, and within a week or so I
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| | the beach, hike, eat food. Traveling is
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| was pulling them on the box jump. I then
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| | such an awesome thing as well.. I love
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| unleashed it at a contest there at
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| | going to new places and meeting people,
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| Woodward called the CFB contest. I
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| | experiencing different cultures/food.Do
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| crashed pretty bad the first two times,
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| | you have a favorite movie star or movie?
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| but the adreneline was pumping and I was
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| | I have a few favorite movies... Vanilla
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| determined to pull it... the third time I
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| | Sky, Donnie Darko, and the Winged
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| pulled it. I never really thought it was
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| | Migration.Who are your favorite bands /
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| that big of a deal... now that I think
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| | singers?
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| back on it, it is pretty cool to make
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| | BoySetsFire, The Spill Canvas, and Jose
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| history. Basically its one of the easiest
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| | Gonzalez.Where is your favorite place to
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| tricks in the book I think.. all you have
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| | travel to and why?
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| to do is commit to it... make sure you
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| | Probably the coolest place I've ever
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| have enough speed, a good enough box
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| | been was Africa... I really want to go
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| jump, and just lean back, spot your
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| | back there.. so much stuff to do,
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| landing and there ya go!What other sports
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| | beautiful scenery, amazing people, and
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| do you enjoy doing then?
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| | just one of the greatest places on
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| I really enjoy snowboarding in the
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| | earth!!What did you want to be when you
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| winter and occassionally mt. biking... I
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| | were growing up (besides a pro rider)?
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| also like to play around on skateboards.
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| | I've always wanted to be a housewife.
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| I grew up riding a skateboard so its
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| | I'm also currently completing my Bachelor
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| always fun.What was it like to be one of
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| | of Science Degree in Fire Protection
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| the only female riders in a male
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| | Administration Technology at Cal State
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| dominated
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| | Los Angeles.Do you have any words for all
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| sport?
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| | the girls out there reading this?
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| Well when I was younger, I never really
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| | If you want something in life, go and
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| realized I was the only girl at the
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| | get it. Practice really does make
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| skatepark. As the years went on, I
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| | perfect. Don't ever let anyone or
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| thought it was pretty cool. I could keep
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| | anything stand in the way of your
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| up with the guys, and the guy to girl
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| | dreams!Shout Outs & Thank yous?
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| ratio was obviously in my favor.
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| | Thank you to Dwayne Taylor for always
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| hahaBesides yourself, there are a number
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| | believing in me, friends, family,
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| of other female rider who have really
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| | Specialized for always giving me my
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| made some headway in pushing the sport
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| | bikes, all my sponsors, and to my Lord
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| for the girls. What do you think
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| | and Savior Jesus Christ!Mark Sperling is
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| about the women's scene as a whole?
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| | a successful freelance writer, publicist
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| I think that it is def. growing which is
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| | and marketing consultant who's works have
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| awesome.. and I am seeing more and more
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| | been seen in a number of magazines and
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| events that are including womens
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| | websites. He is also founder of Girls
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| categories which is pretty awesome. A few
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| | Learn To Ride - the largest and original
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| years ago that was unheard of...What
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| | series of female-only action sports
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| women riders come to mind and what are
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| | clinics in surfing, snowboarding,
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| your thoughts on your
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| | skateboarding, wakeboarding, motocross,
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| competitive opponents?
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| | BMX, and mountain biking.
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| Thats one thing that I dont enjoy is
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