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. – Shaun White
Im proud of the U.S.A. Weve done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor. – Shaun White
I remember thinking that Id way rather give my parents my money, and not have to like have them go to work anymore, you know what I mean. Because Id way rather spend more time with them. – Shaun White
I know my family and I would always go up to the mountains just for fun. We always skied. Then, all of a sudden, my brother started snow boarding. Older brother thing, I had to do what he was doing. So I started snow boarding. – Shaun White
Im afraid that this is me getting on my high horse now but we have yob television, yob newspapers, and funny enough whereas it was my mum and dad, school, police, church who used to set the standards, now its tabloids and yob television who set the standards by which people live. – Gordon Strachan