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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.

Shaun White

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Shaun White
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: September 3
Actor
Skateboarder
Snowboarder
San Diego
California
Shaun Roger White
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Kids
Come
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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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Ask anyone who knows me - I am constantly moving things around in my place.
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I can't really describe a trick as much as I just feel it.
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I don't know where my first gold medal is.
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Generally, I'm a pretty mellow guy.
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I was a monster, a problem child.
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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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Meeting actors and TV personalities is one thing, but I just feel like meeting musicians is the coolest.
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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.
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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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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.
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I can't stay away from Chinese food. I really love that stuff.
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I want to perform well.
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I've got to stand up for the sport.
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You have to be prepared to take a spill.
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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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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.
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I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been.
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I totally forget about snowboarding in the summertime.
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