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.

I've reached my goal with snowboarding.

I was sponsored when I was about seven by Burton Snowboards.

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

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 predetermined that you're going to do well.

If you think I've got a lot of sponsors, you should see the stuff I turn down.

When I was 12 years old, I was hanging out with 23-year-olds. I was into cartoons and Pokemon, and they're all talking about girls. It was a strange way to grow up.