Shaun White

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

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!

I've got to stand up for the sport.

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.

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.

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

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.

I play games.

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.

I think guitar is the best thing in the world.

I've reached my goal with snowboarding.

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!'

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

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

The boarding I do is pretty strenuous and because I'm so active I really don't have to work out too often.

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

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.

There's not really anywhere I can go without being recognized, but if I put my hair up, that cuts the crowd in half.

Usually the thing that signifies that I'm done with the winter and all that is that I start skateboarding.

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