Fun Facts

"Shaun White:Blurbs." Tv.com. 3-31-09. http://www.tv.com/shaun-white/person/236497/trivia.html

"I Wanna Try That!" Sports Illustrated for Kids August 2008: 44-45.

There are a lot of common known facts about Shaun White, but there are some pretty cool facts about him that a lot of people don't know. I call those fun facts.


My favorite fact about Shaun White is that he would like to try gymnastics. "Before going to the Winter Olympics in 2006," he says, "I had only watched the Summer Olympics. I just remember gymnastics was the coolest and most amazing thing to watch. The floor routines, the rings, the bars. That's really impresive. I'd actually like to try and do something like that. Obviously, I like to flip and spin."

Shaun White attempted the first ever 1080 skateboarding, but unfortunately didn't land it.

Shaun's absolute favorite colors of all time are red and green. I can see why he likes red so much though.

Shaun's favorite tv shows are Family Guy, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Just Shoot Me.

No offense to french people, but Shaun White's least favorite food is french food. Sorry Lisa.

Shaun's sponsors include Burton, Oakley, T-mobile, R.E.D., Volcom, Birdhouse Skateboards, Ricta, June Mountain, Target, Mountain Dew, Transworld Snowboarding, Adio, Sony PlayStation, and HP.

Bibliography

Mark Stewart. "Shaun White Biography." Jockbio.com. 3-16-09. http://www.jockbio.com/bios/swhite_bio.html.

"Shaun White Biography." Kidz World. 3-24-09. http://www.kidzworld.com/article/3706-shaun-white-biography.

"Shaun White." Mahalo. 3-6-09. http://www.mahalo.com/Shaun_White.

Mark Borden. "When He Won The Gold Medal." Fast Company February 2009: 58-65.

Matt Doeden. Shaun White Amazing Athletes. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 2006.

"Shaun White:Blurbs." Tv.com. 3-31-09. http://www.tv.com/shaun-white/person/236497/trivia.html

"I Wanna Try That!" Sports Illustrated for Kids August 2008: 44-45.

How to put trucks on a deck

First of all, trucks in this case are the two metal things holding the wheels in place. And the deck is the piece of wood you stand on.

The first thing to putting trucks on a deck is you need some tools. You need a wrench and a screwdriver. When you have those tools you can start. First, you place the trucks on the bottom of the skateboard. Secondly, you put screw through the holes in the deck, and the holes in the trucks. Third, you place the bolts over the screw, and tighten just about as far as they can go. It's really your choice how tight your bolts are though, so have them at a comfortable tightness. That's really all there is to it, and just do the same thing to the other truck. You want to have the trucks at the same tightness though. Be aware of that.

Just a pointer:

If you like doing lots of tricks, you should have your trucks tight. If you just like riding around, have them a little looser. If you like doing both, have them somewhere in between.

Questions about Shaun White

I have learned a lot about Shaun White, but there are some things I don't know about him. Those things I don't know, are my questions.

                                                            Some Questions:

1. Does Shaun White like Pop tarts?

2. What place did Shaun White come in for the 2008 Summer Dew Tour?

3. Is Shaun White married? If not, does he have a girlfriend?

4. How many sponsors does Shaun White have for snowboarding and skateboarding?

5. Why is Shaun White's nickname The Flying Tomato?

6. What is Shaun White's religion?

7. Where does Shaun White live?

8. How many bones has The Flying Tomato broken from snowboarding and skateboarding?

9. What are all of the movies Shaun White has been in?

10. Who were some of the people that inspired Shaun White?

11. Does Shaun White have a personalized skateboard deck?

12. How much does Shaun White practice snowboarding and skateboarding each day?

                                                              Some Answers:

The answer to 11 is yes, number 5's answer is because he has red hair, and he gets a lot of air, the answer to 9 is The First Descent, Don't Look Down, The Ultimate Ride, and much, much more. Also, number 10's answer is Tony Hawk, and his brother Jesse.