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I want to perform well.

Shaun White

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Shaun White
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: September 3
Actor
Skateboarder
Snowboarder
San Diego
California
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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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I've always been a guy who wants to play sports, not watch them.
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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.
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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.
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I think the way to become the best is to just have fun.
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I don't know where my first gold medal is.
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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.
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When I came back to skating, everyone was like 'Oh you're the snowboard guy.'
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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.
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You're either down or you're up.
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I'm proud of the U.S.A. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor.
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There's not really anywhere I can go without being recognized, but if I put my hair up, that cuts the crowd in half.
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Cement doesn't give as much as snow.
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I usually eat a pretty big steak the night before I compete.
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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.
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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.
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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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