I knew there was a certain level that I could get to within the sporting world. But as I continued with my career, not only did I grow, but the sport grew. All of a sudden, all of these doors opened to me. It's been amazing. I guess I was born at the right time.

Generally, I'm a pretty mellow guy.

I can kind of picture what I want to do and my body just does it. You feel your way through a trick. I close my eyes sometimes.

I knew there was a certain level that I could get to within the sporting world. But as I continued with my career, not only did I grow, but the sport grew. All of a sudden, all of these doors opened to me. It's been amazing. I guess I was born at the right time.

When I went pro at 13, I had plenty of sponsors that give me endorsement deals and stuff like that.

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.'

The Olympics is really awesome, but for some snowboarders, it's not the biggest thing in the world.