Shaun White

If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to…

— Shaun White

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

— Shaun White

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

— Shaun White

I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best.

— Shaun White

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…

— Shaun White

I've had dreams about tricks.

— Shaun White

Cement doesn't give as much as snow.

— Shaun White

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

— Shaun White

My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks,…

— Shaun White

You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and…

— Shaun White

I'm just having fun.

— Shaun White

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

— Shaun White

I think fans can tell if you just slap a skateboarder on a game - you can't fool kids.

— Shaun White

I am a pretty recognizable, like, I walk through the airport or something, you are going to spot me right away.

— Shaun White

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

— Shaun White

I didn't want to make a game unless I felt in the position to make something new and different.

— Shaun White

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

— Shaun White

Surfers have the most attitude.

— Shaun White

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

— Shaun White

Honestly, I feel really grateful for everything.

— Shaun White

Competition pushes me to improve. If I see someone do a big trick, I try it.

— Shaun White

It's exciting to go from snowboarding to skateboarding because I get to start as the underdog again.

— Shaun White

The Olympics is really awesome, but for some snowboarders, it's not the biggest thing in the world.

— Shaun White

You're either down or you're up.

— Shaun White

I'd love to compete in the Summer Olympics.

— Shaun White