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" I've always been under the impression that it would be such a bummer to be in a peaceful place like Hawaii or the tropics and be stressed about catching waves. "

Shaun White

Always

Waves

Place

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Shaun White

Great

" We all started snowboarding in the beginning as a family just to be closer together, go on trips. It was our soccer, but instead of Dad yelling at me from the sideline he is there riding with me and hitting the jumps even before I am hitting them. "

" Getting into music has changed my personality and way of doing things. I'm far more open now. "

" Surfers have the most attitude. "

" I was a monster, a problem child. "

" It's tough now to meet a girl who wants to hang out with you because she likes your personality - who hasn't seen you on TV and is like, 'Hey!' "

" If you think I've got a lot of sponsors, you should see the stuff I turn down. "

" Skateboarding is training, but I don't think of it as training. It's fun. "

" I've always been a guy who wants to play sports, not watch them. "

" Every time I've had a bad performance at an event, I've come back more determined and focused. "

" I'm just going to keep dialing it in and keep practicing. "

" Games have always a big part of my life. I was that kid freaking out over his new Nintendo. "

" There are plenty of skills I've learned from playing video games. It's more interactive than watching TV, because there are problems to solve as you're using your brain. "

" Meeting actors and TV personalities is one thing, but I just feel like meeting musicians is the coolest. "

Shaun White

Feel

Just

" I think fans can tell if you just slap a skateboarder on a game - you can't fool kids. "

" I've had dreams about tricks. "

" The boarding I do is pretty strenuous and because I'm so active I really don't have to work out too often. "

" I was knocked out by a skateboarder when I was 11. "

" I'm on the road a lot so when I get some time to relax I definitely take advantage. "

" What drives me now is the fact that I feel like I still have so many tricks that I want to learn and so many things that I can still do. And so many cool things outside of sports that I have been doing. "

Shaun White

Doing

Learn

" My dad got me a huge board when I was little. He loves to surf. He suited me up and sent me out on this huge wave. I went under, and when I came out and the board hit me in the face. So I said, I never wanted to do this again. I stayed away until I was 13. "

" I like being able to have things that identify you in a brand without blatantly showing a logo. "

Shaun White

Brand

Being

" I can't stay away from Chinese food. I really love that stuff. "

" If you go to a building to skate, or if you go to these places to skate, you're told it's against the law in some cities. It's definitely a bummer. It's unfortunate. "

Shaun White

Against

Building

" I wear black skinny-fit jeans - I can't get away from them. It's funny because I wore baggy jeans for ages, then one day my friend convinced me to try on a skinny pair and I thought they were great. "

" I love the sport of snowboarding so much, but I just don't want to talk about it, ever. "

" If you're going off a 90-foot jump, you can't say: 'Oh, I don't want to do this now.' You're going no matter what. "

" 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. "