If my nickname was the “Flying Tomato” and people said I looked like Carrot Top, I’d be one angry kid. Although it’d be better than being called “Fire Bush”.
If I had a stellar snowboarding and skateboarding career, owned three homes, two condos, and needed two commas to tell you how much I make from endorsements, screw it, I’d let them call me anything.
Shaun White came into the 2006 Torino Olympics as the favorite in halfpipe snowboarding and he came through. He was so good that by the time for his second run, he still had the highest score and the gold locked up. His 46.8 score (out of a possible 50) on the first run of the finals was more than five points better than the next competitor. His winning run included a lofty lien air, textbook McTwist, jaw-dropping frontside 10, cab 10 nose grab, frontside 9 lien to backside 9. I have no idea either what those mean. They just sound really hard.
He almost didn’t make it to the finals. In his first of two qualifying runs he slipped on one of his landings. A rarity. It took a pressure filled second run to finally qualify. He said in the first run he just wasn’t paying attention. Once in awhile when I’m walking I’ll accidentally trip. Suppose it’s the same thing when it comes to doing a frontside 9 lien to backside 9 for him.
Now he has gold, he will try to accomplish his other goal while staying at the Olympic Village.
“I’m gonna get some babes.”
Plethora. Shaun, learn it. You’ll have a plethora of babes in the village. The funny part is that I just heard Bob Costas bring up that quote in a fire side interview. Shaun rolled with it. Sadly, Bob did not dish out any advice for the gold medal country for babes, the Swedish women. It’d be funny to hear him talk game.
But it seems Shaun has eyes for Sasha Cohen (the top US figure skater). Shaun made sure he let her know who’s the king of this Olympics so far during his press conference.
“I’m hoping Sasha Cohen dates gold medalists,” Shaun White said, slipping into an imaginary conversation with the figure skater. “Hey, babe. Oh, this? Oh, yeah, I just got it. How you doin?”
Shaun you’re so money and you don’t even know it. You could probably date Jessica Alba with that gold medal. She dates a guy named Cash. You have lots of it and a gold medal.
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its funny that shaun is only 5′8, 138… theyre all so small.
i was so pissed when apolo went down last night, those koreans were unbelievable in short track.
Apparrently No one has told Shaun what happened to Alberto Tomba in the 1988 Calgary olympics. Tomba won two Alpine Gold medals and afterwards said he would like to meet Katarina Witt, the skater. He bragged that he wanted to see her skate first and if she didn’t win a Gold Medal he would give her one of his.
Witt won her gold medal and afterwards was introduced to Tomba. During the brief introduction she was told that Tomba had said all he wanted to do after winning two gold medals all he wanted to do was meet her.
Witt pretty much just blew him off and walked away.
I guess there was a reason why so many reporters called her The Ice Queen.
will shaun u got me!!!!!!!!!! look my page up on my space i would love to meet u and lean how to snow baod.i love who u are in i wont to marrie u not for money.just for who u are. i love u so much! and i like the fact u dont give up.
hey Shaun how are you doing i really like you. You inspired me to succeed. I really love your smile. Your red hair is so pretty i am travis from yale oklahoma.
yo homie give me all your money.
I LOVE YOU SHAUN!! UR SOO HOTT AND AWESOME AT SNOWBOARDING!! CALL ME!!
Shaun White should just forget about Sasha.She is 2 old 4 him!He should date me we would be perfect together! I really do love u Shaun! CALL ME!
I STILL THINK U R A GREAT SNOWBOARDER AND U SOUND LIKE A REALLY COOL GUY! U R SUCH A LADIES MAN! I LOVE U
I love shaun!!!! he’s so frikkin talented and his smile and hair are to die for!!! he’s georgous! lol he could have any girl he wants, he needs to find sum1 better than sasha! they are way too different, shauns goofy and laid back, sasha’s a tree. lol
Um… I personally like shaun alot… but isn’t it a little weird proposing marriage to someone you don’t even know? Maybe it’s just me but some of the comments on this have been a little psycho.
hmm yeah I agree… he is a ridiculously good looking red head and obviously talented but it might be a tad unrealistic to assume he would call you.. im sorry but i dont think hes going to lower the bar from a professional figure skater to you.. burn
and one more thing do you all think he like checks this page and uses it to pick up chicks? cuz im not too sure about that
Burtons 2007/2008 Team Video, “Thanks In Advance”, is out featuring Shaun White and the rest of the Burton team having adventures in the North Cascades, Winter Park and Mt. Baker. Thanks In Advance and over 100 other snowboard vids can be purchased online at http://www.AllyVideo.com
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