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" Skateboarding helps a ton with balance, precision, with air awareness... it gets your senses to be spot-on and it's also a great way to take my mind off things. "

Shaun White

Mind

Great

Balance

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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. "

Shaun White

Travel

Love

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

" 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. "

" Whenever I do a deal I always have the right of approval. "

" 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. "

" I've reached my goal with snowboarding. "

" 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. "

" I mean, I get letters in the mail because I had a heart defect when I was one, I had surgeries and stuff. And so you get these letters in the mail that just, they are crazy, they are just like, yes, well our son is dealing with the same thing and we saw you on TV and I mean it is such a cool thing to inspire and kind of give hope. "

" It's hard to just kinda get some privacy and do your own thing. "

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

" I didn't want to make a game unless I felt in the position to make something new and different. "

" I like that you can easily flip the sheets over and have a different feel or vibe in your room. You don't have to go get a whole brand-new set of sheets. "

Shaun White

Over

" My friends ask me why I still live with my family, but I feel comfortable there. We've all been through so much together. "

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

" 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

" I am pretty bow-legged. It's annoying. "

" When you think about it, we're strapping strange planks of wood to our feet and launching off of giant snow walls. It's pretty intense. "

" I've got to stand up for the sport. "

" I know my family and I would always go up to the mountains just for fun. We always skied. Then, all of a sudden, my brother started snow boarding. Older brother thing, I had to do what he was doing. So I started snow boarding. "

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

" 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. "

" Boards and myself get along somehow. "

" Having all eyes on me at all times is hard to deal with, but it's great. It feels like you've already accomplished something. It's already predetermined that you're going to do well. "

Shaun White

Great

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

" I don't know, I think, in times where I'm really nervous, and I'm really under the pressure the worst possible outcome is for me to start thinking about it. I just do. "

" Trick names are so ridiculous! "

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

" I was sponsored when I was about seven by Burton Snowboards. "

Shaun White