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
sports world olympics
I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best.
seven
I was sponsored when I was about seven by Burton Snowboards.
approval deals
Whenever I do a deal I always have the right of approval.
moving know-me asks
Ask anyone who knows me - I am constantly moving things around in my place.
events determined performances
Every time I've had a bad performance at an event, I've come back more determined and focused.
sports people dangerous
I always tell people that our sports aren't that dangerous.
land beast burden
I've always wanted to land a 1080, it's been a beast of a burden for me.
games next helping
Now that I have the knowledge and I can speak to programmers better and I understand a lot more about what's possible and what's not possible, this will all help with the next game,
sports want facts
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.
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.