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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
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Shaun White
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: September 3
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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.
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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.
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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.
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You have to be prepared to take a spill.
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I want to perform well.
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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.
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When I came back to skating, everyone was like 'Oh you're the snowboard guy.'
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I've got to stand up for the sport.
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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.
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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.
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A weird thing happens when you're taken out of your normal clothing and put into USA gear.
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I'd like to date, but I'm not really in a position to meet girls.
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I've always been a guy who wants to play sports, not watch them.
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Meeting actors and TV personalities is one thing, but I just feel like meeting musicians is the coolest.
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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.
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I was a monster, a problem child.
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You take a crash, you get back up and next time you succeed and that's a great feeling.
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When kids come up to me and say. 'I want to be like you,' it fires me up. It's pretty cool.
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