--- title: "11 Want Quotes By Shaun White" description: "11 Want quotes by Shaun White. Plus more from Shaun White and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/shaun-white-3625_want_i-want-to-perform-well-1946278_1946278.jpg" --- > [I want to perform well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-want-to-perform-well/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/shaun-white-3625_want_i-want-to-perform-well-1946278_1946278.jpg) > [I've always been a guy who wants to play sports, not watch them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-ve-always-been-a-guy-who-wants-to-play-sports-not-watch-them/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/shaun-white-3625_guy_i-ve-always-been-a-guy-who-wants-to-play_1782476.jpg) > [I love the sport of snowboarding so much, but I just don't want to talk about it, ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-love-the-sport-of-snowboarding-so-much-but-i-just-don-t-want-to/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/shaun-white-3625_snowboarding_i-love-the-sport-of-snowboarding-so-much_1829860.jpg) > [I just want to be the guy that inspires other kids to come do what I'm doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-just-want-to-be-the-guy-that-inspires-other-kids-to-come-do-what-i/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7b/shaun-white-3625_guy_i-just-want-to-be-the-guy-that-inspires_2114213.jpg) > [When kids come up to me and say. 'I want to be like you,' it fires me up. It's pretty cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/when-kids-come-up-to-me-and-say-i-want-to-be-like-you-it-fires-me-up/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab0/shaun-white-3625_children_when-kids-come-up-to-me-and-say-i-want-t_1450741.jpg) > [I didn't want to make a game unless I felt in the position to make something new and different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-didn-t-want-to-make-a-game-unless-i-felt-in-the-position-to-make/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb8/shaun-white-3625_different_i-didn-t-want-to-make-a-game-unless-i-fe_2985265.jpg) > [The Olympics are kind of weird. You have to be on a team. That's cool if you're a skier. But in snowboarding,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/the-olympics-are-kind-of-weird-you-have-to-be-on-a-team-that-s-cool/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/shaun-white-3625_be-your-own-person_the-olympics-are-kind-of-weird-you-have_2225447.jpg) > [It's tough now to meet a girl who wants to hang out with you because she likes your personality - who hasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/it-s-tough-now-to-meet-a-girl-who-wants-to-hang-out-with-you-because/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/shaun-white-3625_girl_it-s-tough-now-to-meet-a-girl-who-wants_1703033.jpg) > [If you're going off a 90-foot jump, you can't say: 'Oh, I don't want to do this now.' You're going no matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/if-you-re-going-off-a-90-foot-jump-you-can-t-say-oh-i-don-t-want-to/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/320/shaun-white-3625_feet_if-you-re-going-off-a-90-foot-jump-you-c_2627393.jpg) > [I can kind of picture what I want to do and my body just does it. You feel your way through a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-can-kind-of-picture-what-i-want-to-do-and-my-body-just-does-it-you/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/shaun-white-3625_body_i-can-kind-of-picture-what-i-want-to-do_3035544.jpg) > [What drives me now is the fact that I feel like I still have so many tricks that I want to learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/what-drives-me-now-is-the-fact-that-i-feel-like-i-still-have-so-many/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/shaun-white-3625_facts_what-drives-me-now-is-the-fact-that-i-fe_2491169.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Shaun White > [I like that you can easily flip the sheets over and have a different feel or vibe in your room. You don't have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-like-that-you-can-easily-flip-the-sheets-over-and-have-a-different/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [Skateboarding is training, but I don't think of it as training. It's fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/skateboarding-is-training-but-i-don-t-think-of-it-as-training-it-s-fun/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [My dad, he's the rocker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/my-dad-he-s-the-rocker/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [Games have always a big part of my life. I was that kid freaking out over his new Nintendo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/games-have-always-a-big-part-of-my-life-i-was-that-kid-freaking-out/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/now-that-i-have-the-knowledge-and-i-can-speak-to-programmers-better/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [I think the way to become the best is to just have fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-think-the-way-to-become-the-best-is-to-just-have-fun/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [Even at summer time, I'm still jacket shopping. I've always found that if you find a really nice leather jacket you kind of just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/even-at-summer-time-i-m-still-jacket-shopping-i-ve-always-found-that/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/united-airlines-sucks-man-i-ve-got-like-a-million-miles-and-they/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-couldn-t-do-my-homework-if-my-room-wasn-t-clean-and-it-has-carried/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [I can't stay away from Chinese food. I really love that stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-can-t-stay-away-from-chinese-food-i-really-love-that-stuff/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [Skateboarding is a way to let your body control the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/skateboarding-is-a-way-to-let-your-body-control-the-mind/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [I totally forget about snowboarding in the summertime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-totally-forget-about-snowboarding-in-the-summertime/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/if-you-go-to-a-building-to-skate-or-if-you-go-to-these-places-to/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [You have to be prepared to take a spill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/you-have-to-be-prepared-to-take-a-spill/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) > [I'm just going to keep dialing it in and keep practicing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-m-just-going-to-keep-dialing-it-in-and-keep-practicing/) [Shaun White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-white/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/shaun-white/#itemlist", "name": "11 Want Quotes By Shaun White", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to perform well.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shaun White" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-want-to-perform-well/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/shaun-white-3625_want_i-want-to-perform-well-1946278_1946278.jpg", 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I close my eyes sometimes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shaun White" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-white/i-can-kind-of-picture-what-i-want-to-do-and-my-body-just-does-it-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/shaun-white-3625_body_i-can-kind-of-picture-what-i-want-to-do_3035544.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/shaun-white-3625_body_i-can-kind-of-picture-what-i-want-to-do_3035544.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/shaun-white-3625_body_i-can-kind-of-picture-what-i-want-to-do_3035544.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can kind of picture what I want to do and my body just does it. You feel your way through a trick. 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