Quotes By Shaun White

I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been.

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

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 way.

I can't stay away from Chinese food. I really love that stuff.

I'm really disappointed at every event if I don't do less than what I wanted to do.

I mean, I get letters in the mail because I had a heart defect when I was one, I had surgeries and stuff. And so you get these letters in the mail that just, they are crazy, they are just like, yes, well our son is dealing with the same thing and we saw you on TV and I mean it is such a cool thing to inspire and kind of give hope.

I like to stay in the moment.

I've just had this fight since I can't even remember.

I usually eat a pretty big steak the night before I compete.

When I'm on planes, I'd talk to people and I'd tell them I compete in the X Games. Some would know what it was, but maybe half didn't. But everyone knows about the Olympics. They're really like the X Games for the world!

Generally, I'm a pretty mellow guy.

There's always room for improvement, but the judges are looking for big airs and stylish tricks.

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

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

I want to perform well.

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

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

I totally forget about snowboarding in the summertime.

We all started snowboarding in the beginning as a family just to be closer together, go on trips. It was our soccer, but instead of Dad yelling at me from the sideline he is there riding with me and hitting the jumps even before I am hitting them.

I'm on the road a lot so when I get some time to relax I definitely take advantage.

Cement doesn't give as much as snow.

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 what.

You can only jump so far until you break your leg. You can only land so hard until something explodes.

You know the best thing about competition? There's this whole strategy game, and when it all works out its like solving that hard math equation. You finally get the answer and you're so happy.

I always tell people that our sports aren't that dangerous.

I play games.

Skateboarding is training, but I don't think of it as training. It's fun.

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 go get a whole brand-new set of sheets.

I think guitar is the best thing in the world.

Skateboarding helps a ton with balance, precision, with air awareness... it gets your senses to be spot-on and it's also a great way to take my mind off things.