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“When you start to find balance, then you start to ask more important questions, like, 'Who am I really?' That's when you start seeing that every single person around you is a human being just doing the best that they can.”
“I get to experience so much in my life as I travel around, and it's just such a great way to get to share that with people. All these sites, like Twitter and Make It Pro, give me such a very strong way to interact with people. It's easy to let people be part of your life and to keep all of your friends and fans together.”
“Everyone has different things they like in terms of board setup. The grind of the board and how it's waxed - you want to make sure that the speed of the board is right for the conditions of the halfpipe. And then there's the edges and the bevel of the edge.”
“Meditating, even for a little bit, is better than nothing.”
“I think whenever you get out and do something different, like mountain biking or surfing, it just makes you more aware of your body and balance. For me, I've always loved anything that involved sports, so I've always just tried different things.”
“As a professional snowboarder, my goal is to educate and create awareness around the issues we're facing with climate change.”
“I love dried mangoes, walnuts, and goji berries. The mix provides iron, antioxidants, and omega-3s and really kicks up my energy.”
“Our job as pros is to walk a very fine line: be the best but stay healthy so you can continue to progress and be at the top. You can't push the sport and yourself if you're always hurt.”
“Life is short, and if we enjoy every moment of every day, then we will be happy no matter what happens or what changes along the way.”
“If you wake up in the morning, and you're feeling tired, I feel like if you get on your yoga mat and even practice for, like, 10 or 15 minutes, it's really great for just grounding you, centering you, and getting the energy moving.”
“While everyone's purpose may be different, with social media we all have that platform to create the change we want to see in the world, and I spend a lot of time encouraging others to step up and use theirs.”
“Core training is so important.”
“When I first started snowboarding, nobody trained off-hill. People weren't going to the gym and getting stronger. Snowboarding was more self-expression, like skateboarding. It was just something you went and did. It wasn't something you trained for.”
“Mission makes athlete-specific products. I always use their sunscreen - it's an anti-sting formula, which is huge for me because it doesn't burn my eyes when I'm snowboarding in warmer temperatures.”
“Every year, I push myself to do something different - and push the boundaries a little bit more.”
“I run on the beach, surf, and bike.”
“Change can be uncomfortable and scary. But I believe change exists to teach us to appreciate and enjoy the right now.”
“Lots of times, people go to the mountains and feel like it's not cool to wear a beanie and goggles and neck gaiter. But you're so much more comfortable, and you're getting the protection you need.”
“From any traumatic injury, you're going to experience a lack of confidence. There's a whole process you have to go through to break free of that.”
“After the Winter Olympics in 2006, I realized I had a platform to speak about causes that were important to me - and people would listen.”