You take a crash, you get back up and next time you succeed and that's a great feeling..

You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual doesn't mat….

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 ….

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 i….

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'….

You know the best thing about competition? There's this whole strategy game, and when it all works out its like solving that hard math equation. You ….

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

Having all eyes on me at all times is hard to deal with, but it's great. It feels like you've already accomplished something. It's already predetermi….

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..

If you do a trick and it doesn't work out, that can stick with you. I like to go back, nail the trick, and, 'OK, I'm cool, it's all good.'.

I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best..

Some people attach snowboards to their feet, very few attach them to their souls..

We all started snowboarding in the beginning as a family just to be closer together, go on trips. It was our soccer, but instead of Dad yelling at me….

I wear black skinny-fit jeans - I can't get away from them. It's funny because I wore baggy jeans for ages, then one day my friend convinced me to tr….

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 any….

Competition pushes me to improve. If I see someone do a big trick, I try it..

I think the way to become the best is to just have fun..

I’m a big fan of doing what you are really bad at. A lot..

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….

The Olympics are kind of weird. You have to be on a team. That's cool if you're a skier. But in snowboarding, you just want to be your own person..

Cement doesn't give as much as snow..