Shaun White

Athlete

1986-09-03

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I'm proud of the U.S.A. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor.
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Snowboarding's tough, because you've got to go to the mountains. For me, I love the skateboard season because I get to hangout at home and still be skating. I don't have to travel to Norway or Japan or these crazy places to be snowboarding.
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I've reached my goal with snowboarding.
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I love the sport of snowboarding so much, but I just don't want to talk about it, ever.
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If you eat the same cereal every day it's gonna get old. And if I had thought about snowboarding every day, I would have quit a long time ago.
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You know the best thing about competition? There's this whole strategy game, and when it all works out its like solving that hard math equation. You finally get the answer and you're so happy.
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You have to be prepared to take a spill.
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I was sponsored when I was about seven by Burton Snowboards.
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If you think I've got a lot of sponsors, you should see the stuff I turn down.
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When I went pro at 13, I had plenty of sponsors that give me endorsement deals and stuff like that.
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I usually eat a pretty big steak the night before I compete.
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When I was 12 years old, I was hanging out with 23-year-olds. I was into cartoons and Pokemon, and they're all talking about girls. It was a strange way to grow up.
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I personally think skateboarding is harder because it has so many moving parts. With snowboarding, your feet are strapped to your board.
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There's always room for improvement, but the judges are looking for big airs and stylish tricks.
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It's a pretty heavy thing that happens to me when I'm at competitions. I get so sucked in, I can't really turn it off.
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I totally forget about snowboarding in the summertime.
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If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to make that my new goal. In that sport, I'm still the underdog.
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The hardest thing about skateboarding is consistency: The slightest flick of your foot or gust of wind can send your board flying, so it's really anybody's game out there.
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I trip walking down the stairs, but I can skate them probably.
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My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.
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