If you're going off a 90-foot jump, you can't say: 'Oh, I don't want to do this now.' You're going no matter what.

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

When I came back to skating, everyone was like 'Oh you're the snowboard guy.'

My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.

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.

I'm just going to keep dialing it in and keep practicing.

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