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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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Shaun White
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: September 3
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Skateboarder
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San Diego
California
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I want to perform well.
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I love the sport of snowboarding so much, but I just don't want to talk about it, ever.
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I've reached my goal with snowboarding.
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