Quotes By Shaun White

Trick names are so ridiculous!

I was a monster, a problem child.

It was hard to find a board my size. I was tiny.

I'm proud of the USA. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor.

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'd love to compete in the Summer Olympics.

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.

My dad, he's the rocker.

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.

When I came back to skating, everyone was like 'Oh you're the snowboard guy.'

I trip walking down the stairs, but I can skate them probably.

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.

There's not really anywhere I can go without being recognized, but if I put my hair up, that cuts the crowd in half.

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

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.

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

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

I love acting.

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

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

I've always wanted to land a 1080, it's been a beast of a burden for me.

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.

I've got to stand up for the sport.

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.

I wasn't your average kid. I was signing autographs in Japan at 12.

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.

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.'

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

I can't really describe a trick as much as I just feel it.

Surfers have the most attitude.