Shaun White Quotes & Sayings

I just want to be the guy that inspires other kids to come do what I'm doing. — Shaun White

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. — Shaun White

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

The hardest thing about skateboarding is consistency: The slightest flick of your foot or gust of wind can send your board flying, so it's really anybody's game out there. — Shaun White

I'd like to date, but I'm not really in a position to meet girls. — Shaun White

I've got to stand up for the sport. — Shaun White

It's tough now to meet a girl who wants to hang out with you because she likes your personality - who hasn't seen you on TV and is like, 'Hey!' — Shaun White

You have to be prepared to take a spill. — Shaun White

Cement doesn't give as much as snow. — Shaun White

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. — Shaun White

I was a monster, a problem child. — Shaun White

Trick names are so ridiculous! — Shaun White

My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous. — Shaun White

I'm a big fan of doing what you are really bad at. A lot. — Shaun White

I'd love to try and get a summer and winter gold medal-that would be amazing. — Shaun White

When kids come up to me and say. 'I want to be like you,' it fires me up. It's pretty cool. — Shaun White

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

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! — Shaun White

If you do a trick and it doesn't work out, that can stick with you. I like to go back, nail the trick, and, 'OK, I'm cool, it's all good.' — Shaun White

You're either down or you're up. — Shaun White

You take a crash, you get back up and next time you succeed and that's a great feeling. — Shaun White

Honestly, I feel really grateful for everything. — Shaun White

I'm just going to keep dialing it in and keep practicing. — Shaun White

Every time I've had a bad performance at an event, I've come back more determined and focused. — Shaun White

I remember thinking that I'd way rather give my parents my money, and not have to like have them go to work anymore, you know what I mean. Because I'd way rather spend more time with them. — Shaun White

Surfers have the most attitude. — Shaun White

I like being able to have things that identify you in a brand without blatantly showing a logo. — Shaun White

I'm not too big on moisturisers and fancy skin products. I keep my grooming regime nice and simple. — Shaun White

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

When I came back to skating, everyone was like 'Oh you're the snowboard guy.' — Shaun White

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

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

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

I'd love to compete in the Summer Olympics. — 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 some cities. It's definitely a bummer. It's unfortunate. — Shaun White

I love the sport of snowboarding so much, but I just don't want to talk about it, ever. — Shaun White

I don't have any simple things. I only have things like a gold-studded leather jacket. Then I'm going to Hawaii and I'm asking myself "Do I pack it? It could be cold." I'm inventing scenarios where I could wear it. — Shaun White

The Olympics are kind of weird. You have to be on a team. That's cool if you're a skier. But in snowboarding, you just want to be your own person. — Shaun White

When the pressure's on, I always seem to go bigger and land everything better. — Shaun White

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. — 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

I've reached my goal with snowboarding. — Shaun White

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

A weird thing happens when you're taken out of your normal clothing and put into USA gear. — Shaun White

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. — Shaun White

It was hard to find a board my size. I was tiny. — Shaun White

I guess I'm an athlete now. I gotta start going to the gym. — Shaun White

I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been. — 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 not possible, this will all help with the next game, — Shaun White

There are plenty of skills I've learned from playing video games. It's more interactive than watching TV, because there are problems to solve as you're using your brain. — Shaun White

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

What does it mean to be a snowboarder? It's about having fun, with your friends or by yourself. It's about pushing yourself to try new things and do the unexpected. Finally, and most importantly, it's about being creative. — Shaun White

I think guitar is the best thing in the world. — Shaun White

I totally forget about snowboarding in the summertime. — Shaun White

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

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

When you think about it, we're strapping strange planks of wood to our feet and launching off of giant snow walls. It's pretty intense. — Shaun White

I trip walking down the stairs, but I can skate them probably. — Shaun White

I want to perform well. — Shaun White

Ask anyone who knows me - I am constantly moving things around in my place. — Shaun White

I'm proud of the U.S.A. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor. — 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 what. — Shaun White

I have the most fun snowboarding when it's just me and my brother. — Shaun White

I've always been a guy who wants to play sports, not watch them. — Shaun White

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. — Shaun White

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

I know my family and I would always go up to the mountains just for fun. We always skied. Then, all of a sudden, my brother started snow boarding. Older brother thing, I had to do what he was doing. So I started snow boarding. — Shaun White

Games have always a big part of my life. I was that kid freaking out over his new Nintendo. — Shaun White

I've always wanted to land a 1080, it's been a beast of a burden for me. — Shaun White

It's a pretty heavy thing that happens to me when I'm at competitions. I get so sucked in, I can't really turn it off. — Shaun White

Some people attach snowboards to their feet, very few attach them to their souls. — Shaun White

Whenever I do a deal I always have the right of approval. — Shaun White

Skateboarding is a way to let your body control the mind. — Shaun White

If you think I've got a lot of sponsors, you should see the stuff I turn down. — Shaun White

I'm just having fun. — Shaun White

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

I knew there was a certain level that I could get to within the sporting world. But as I continued with my career, not only did I grow, but the sport grew. All of a sudden, all of these doors opened to me. It's been amazing. I guess I was born at the right time. — Shaun White

If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to make that my new goal. In that sport, I'm still the underdog. — Shaun White

I wear black skinny-fit jeans - I can't get away from them. It's funny because I wore baggy jeans for ages, then one day my friend convinced me to try on a skinny pair and I thought they were great. — Shaun White

I've always been under the impression that it would be such a bummer to be in a peaceful place like Hawaii or the tropics and be stressed about catching waves. — 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

My dad got me a huge board when I was little. He loves to surf. He suited me up and sent me out on this huge wave. I went under, and when I came out and the board hit me in the face. So I said, I never wanted to do this again. I stayed away until I was 13. — Shaun White

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

I personally think skateboarding is harder because it has so many moving parts. With snowboarding, your feet are strapped to your board. — Shaun White

I can kind of picture what I want to do and my body just does it. You feel your way through a trick. I close my eyes sometimes. — Shaun White

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. — Shaun White

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

When I went pro at 13, I had plenty of sponsors that give me endorsement deals and stuff like that. — Shaun White

I don't know where my first gold medal is. — Shaun White

I don't know, I think, in times where I'm really nervous, and I'm really under the pressure the worst possible outcome is for me to start thinking about it. I just do. — Shaun White

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. — Shaun White

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

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

Having all eyes on me at all times is hard to deal with, but it's great. It feels like you've already accomplished something. It's already predetermined that you're going to do well. — Shaun White

Everywhere I go I buy new music shirts. — Shaun White

I think everybody can agree that you can hear a certain song and it will put you in a certain mood, and that's just the beauty of music and I am so inspired by that. — Shaun White

I can't really describe a trick as much as I just feel it. — 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 the individual doesn't matter. — 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 kid and give the seat to some schmoozy guy in a business suit. — Shaun White