“I've got to stand up for the sport.” — 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!

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.