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 matter.

Whenever I do a deal I always have the right of approval.

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

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

Trick names are so ridiculous!

I don't have any simple things. I only have things like a gold-studded leather jacket. Then I'm going to Hawaii and I'm asking myself "Do I pack it? It could be cold." I'm inventing scenarios where I could wear it.

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.