The Shaun White Interview
Tuesday October 07, 2003
By Chris Coyle

Okay, the one mandatory interview question–who's payin' the bills?
Volcom, Burton, Oakley, Target, and Sony PlayStation.

What exactly do you get by being sponsored by Target?
That's what everybody is always asking. All they want me to do is wear one of their stickers, but the cool thing is they want to sponsor anything that I do. They're just like, "What can we do for you? We want to be a part of what you're doing." I get to pick an event, and they're going to sponsor the riders' lounge–make it the sickest lounge ever. Bring in chefs, big couches–everyone walking around in slippers. It's gonna be sick.

What's this your mom told me about the Ozzfest?
Oh {laughs}, for my sixteenth birthday Sony took me to the Ozzfest. As we're walking up to watch the show, this guy comes up to me and says, "Hey, you're Shaun White." So I'm like, "Yeah, nice to meet ya." Just then–he grabs his girlfriend, all the sudden she pulls up her shirt and flashes me.

Were they nice?
I don't know …

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