Shaun White

So for years and years, the teachers and friends and people were like, you're going to amount to nothing.

You're a joke.

Your sport's a joke.

And we'll see you in the future when you're asking for change.

And so that's kind of embedded in me.

So there was this fight to prove that I was something important or special or whatever.

And so it all boils down to that like, oh, I'm not good enough.

Or I fear that I'm not good enough.

And so once you kind of realize you're pulling from this place, you know, you go, well, okay, take all this aside.

Like, man, like, what are the basics?

Like, am I there for my friends when they need me?

Like, for sure.

Am I, you know, like, what are my strengths outside of all this other stuff?

and you kind of really get to know yourself a lot more.

And that was really amazing for me and so eye-opening because I was just like, ever since I can remember, I've been competing and doing this and that and win after win.

You know, how do we go bigger and more?

And, you know, I never really took the time to just go, oh, wow, like...

hey, I tend to like do well at a dinner.

Like I can, I make people laugh.

I'm good.