Quotes By Shaun White

I can kind of picture what I want to do and my body just does it. You feel your way through a trick. I close my eyes sometimes.

I've had dreams about tricks.

You have to be prepared to take a spill.

I've reached my goal with snowboarding.

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

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.

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 don't know where my first gold medal is.

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

Ask anyone who knows me - I am constantly moving things around in my place.

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

I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been.

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

I couldn't do my homework if my room wasn't clean. And it has carried on now that I am older, in a very freakish way.

I like to stay in the moment.

I'm really disappointed at every event if I don't do less than what I wanted to do.

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.

I usually eat a pretty big steak the night before I compete.

When I'm on planes, I'd talk to people and I'd tell them I compete in the X Games. Some would know what it was, but maybe half didn't. But everyone knows about the Olympics. They're really like the X Games for the world!

I've just had this fight since I can't even remember.

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

Generally, I'm a pretty mellow guy.

There's always room for improvement, but the judges are looking for big airs and stylish tricks.

Usually the thing that signifies that I'm done with the winter and all that is that I start skateboarding.

I totally forget about snowboarding in the summertime.

I want to perform well.

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

I get e-mails from mothers asking me to call their daughters for a date. I have a great life.

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.

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