I mean, I get letters in the mail because I had a heart defect when I was one, I had surgeries and stuff. And so you get these letters in the mail that just, they are crazy, they are just like, yes, well our son is dealing with the same thing and we saw you on TV and I mean it is such a cool thing to inspire and kind of give hope.

Including all winter X Games competitions through 2009 his medal count stands at 15 (10 gold 3 silver 2 bronze) among which is the first quadruple win streak by a male athlete in one discipline the snowboard slopestyle. White is the first snowboarder ever to land back to back double corks at the Red Bull superpipe. White has also participated in the Winter X Games where he has won a medal every year since 2002.

Shaun Roger White (born September 3 1986) is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder.