If you do a trick and it doesn't work out, that can stick with you. I like to go back, nail the trick, and, 'OK, I'm cool, it's all good.' - Shaun White
It's exciting to go from snowboarding to skateboarding because I get to start as the underdog again. - Shaun White
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. - Shaun White
My friends ask me why I still live with my family, but I feel comfortable there. We've all been through so much together. - Shaun White
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. - Shaun White
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
There's not really anywhere I can go without being recognized, but if I put my hair up, that cuts the crowd in half. - Shaun White
This mom snapped on me. She said, 'You get out there, and you score!' And I was just like, 'Whoa!' When someone else's mom yells at you, it's pretty intimidating. - Shaun White
This was it: Before the X-Games, before the Olympics, this was the event. I've been showing up here since I was 7 years old. - Shaun White
United [Airlines] sucks, man. I've got like a million miles and they never bump me to first class because they think I'm just a kid and give the seat to some schmoozy guy in a business suit. - Shaun White
Usually the thing that signifies that I'm done with the winter and all that is that I start skateboarding. - Shaun White
When I was 12 years old, I was hanging out with 23-year-olds. I was into cartoons and Pokémon, and they're all talking about girls. It was a strange way to grow up. - Shaun White
When I went pro at 13, I had plenty of sponsors that give me endorsement deals and stuff like that. - Shaun White
When kids come up to me and say. 'I want to be like you,' it fires me up. It's pretty cool. - Shaun White
You just get your skateboard and you go out in the street and you figure it out and you have fun with your friends. - Shaun White
Apart from the fact that your physical ability starts to decline, I also think someone in their fifties being childlike becomes a little sad. You’ve got to be careful. - Rowan Atkinson
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