Shaun White
Shaun White
Shaun Roger Whiteis an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He holds the X-Games records for gold medals and highest overall medal count, and has won 10 ESPY Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSnowboarder
Date of Birth3 September 1986
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
be-prepared spills prepared
You have to be prepared to take a spill.
moving thinking snowboarding
I personally think skateboarding is harder because it has so many moving parts. With snowboarding, your feet are strapped to your board.
sports thinking dangerous
I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been.
children monsters problem
I was a monster, a problem child.
girl growing-up talking
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.
snowboarding underdog skateboarding
It's exciting to go from snowboarding to skateboarding because I get to start as the underdog again.
kids men thinking
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.
brother fun snowboarding
I have the most fun snowboarding when it's just me and my brother.
athlete gym
I guess I'm an athlete now. I gotta start going to the gym.
giving surfing balance
Having the balance to be able to stay on the board in skating and surfing gives you all-around much better balance.
sports years snowboarding
On snowboarding as an Olympic sport: Since I was 6 years old I've been in the mix and watching this grow and change. I never would have expected it to go this far.
kids fire want
When kids come up to me and say. 'I want to be like you,' it fires me up. It's pretty cool.
taken usa gears
A weird thing happens when you're taken out of your normal clothing and put into USA gear.
age young amount
I was told from a very young age that I wasn't gonna be anything. That I wasn't gonna amount to a single thing.