Kdrama Quotes – Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo 

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|Episode 1 & 2|

# “How you finish is as important as how you start” – Professor Yoon

# “Work on your inner beauty!” – Kim Bok Joo

# “We can’t do anything about the people we hate. You’re pretty and popular, but that’s not everything. You should be a decent human being first.” – Bok Joo’s Father

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# “Just because you are young doesn’t mean you are immature!” – Choi Sung Eun

# “Having a self-esteem can be a bad thing” – Kim Ki Suk

# “This will pass and become precious memories” – Professor Yoon

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|Episode 3 & 4| 

# “There is no cure for being lovesick.” – 

# “Do you know why you are unhappy? Because of the gap between what you want and the reality. Try to be less greedy” – Jung Joon Hyun

# “No matter how high the mountain is, it will not be as grand as your dreams. This is nothing hard! We get back up no matter how harshly we’re trampled upon” – Professor Yoon

# “I wonder why I ran away with you. I must have lost my mind.” – Jung Joon Hyun

# “I can’t survive in this world if I’m still that shy.” – Jung Joon Hyun

# “One day, a mayfly said this to a moth drawn to a flame. “you know that flame is a trap set by humans. It’s not like you only live for a day as I do. Why would you want to throw yourself at the flame knowing that you’ll die?” The moth said, “the flame is too beautiful not to throw myself at. There’s no beauty without pain.”

# “Would this road lead me to a fire pit? I’m a little scared, but I’ll go down this road.”

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# “Thank you, Dr. Jung. What you gave me isn’t an umbrella but your kind heart” -Kim Bok Joo

# “I’d rather live a happy life than a healthy one, that’s my belief. I hope that you will live that way too. Instead of being happy for making it to the national team & winning, I hope weightlifting will make you happy… I don’t want you to give up weightlifting because you damage your body too much just to win a gold medal… If you simply love lifting that cold heavy metal, wouldn’t you be happy by simply lifting weights?” – Professor Yoon

# “You must be in good condition to take a good care of yourself” – Jung Jae Yi

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|Episode 5|

# “I only have one chance so I cannot waste it” – Jung Joon Hyun

# “Relationship isn’t like sports, effort (alone) doesn’t guarantee success” – Jung Joon Hyun

# “I still want to give my all and see if it makes a difference because I can only give up when I know it’s absolutely impossible” – Song Shi Ho

# “Learn to stand on your own two feet. Everyone lives their own lives. You can’t expect anyone to solve your problem.” – Jung Joon Hyun

# “Get ready to turn on your signal. If you stall, you may miss your chance to change lanes” – Jung Joon Hyun

# “The process matters more than the outcome, I’m happy if you guys had fun” – Professor Yoon

# “I’m glad I didn’t give up running towards him.” – Kim Bok Joo

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|Episode 6|

#“To me, water feels like a safe place just like my mother’s arms” – Jung Joon Hyun

#“Not focusing on the symptom when you have it, is the most effective way of overcoming it. When you feel nervous, try to think something else.” – Psychotherapist

# “I’m a good judge of character and I know you’ll achieve your goal because I see something very intense in your eyes” – Kim Bok Joo

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|Episode 7|

#“When you like someone, you cannot let the feelings go easily” – Jung Nan Hee

#“Now or later, if you meet a guy whom you can be yourself around him & who loves you, date him!” – Coach Choi

#“You’re in love which can be lonely… There’s no answer in love” – Coach Choi

#“Trust is real when you trust something you cannot see. Hardship is necessary for growth.” – Professor Yoon

#“I learned a lot thanks to Dr. Jeong. I have no regrets. He made me realized I’m a woman too. He taught me that a man can make my heart flutter as much as weightlifting does” -Kim Bok Joo

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|Episode 8|

#“If you glue back a broken bowl, it’ll break again soon” – Soo Bin

#“I hope you will confront that matters (resentment towards your mother and your complicated emotions towards your uncle’s family) squarely. Those emotions such as gratitude, guilt or tiredness from pretending you don’t know the truth.. should burst out at least once. Only then you will be completely free from the trauma you are having” -Joon Hyun’s Psychotherapist

#“I wish the person I like will like me back” – Kim Bok Joo

#“Isn’t their last love more important to women that their first love?” – Jung Joon Hyun

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|Episode 9 |

#“In order to make a lie true, you need seven lies. A lie produces another lie and that lie bears another lie again, I became a lying machine” -Kim Bok Joo

#“Everyone keeps a few painful wounds buried in his / her heart. If they can move on, it’s great. But even if they can’t, they still live. They become numb to the pain with time.” -Jung Joon Hyun

#“One good thing about having a crush on someone is that I get to decide when to end it” -Kim Bok Joo-

#“We lift heavy lumps of metal. In that moment, we can’t help but show our veins popping out, our faces getting red, our double or triple chin and our belly fat sticking out from the belt. It’s ugly – it’s not something we want to show to the guy we like.” -Kim Bok Joo-

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|Episode 10|

#“What’s wrong with being kind to people? The world is full of mean people who treat others badly.” -Kim Bok Joo-

#“Who will love you when you’re that ashamed of yourself?” – Jung Joon Hyun

#“It’s good to love someone but you need to be loved to boost your self-esteem” – Ko Ah Young

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|Episode 16|

#“Will you marry me when I get a gold medal?” – Jung Joon Hyun

# “Everyone has a youth. A time that’s more beautiful because it’s awkward and clumsy, a time that shines brilliantly. A time when you’re not afraid of anything because you have nothing to lose, and a time when you’re excited because you can have anything, everything. That’s now, age 24, my youth. Although I’m still uneasy and nervous, I’m perfect without needing anything else.”

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