#ld

When I was about 12 years old back in Houston, my Dad used to take us to the driving range. ↗

— Ron White

#back #dad #driving #houston #i

I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school. ↗

— Ryan White

#because #go #i #letters #received

How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was? ↗

— Ryan White

#could #eye #how #me #people

I came face to face with death at thirteen years old. ↗

— Ryan White

#death #face #i #i came #old

My family and I held no hatred for those people because we realized they were victims of their own ignorance. ↗

— Ryan White

#family #hatred #held #i #ignorance

People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me. ↗

— Ryan White

#get #leave #me #near #people

Twice a week I would receive injections or IV's of Factor VIII which clotted the blood and then broke it down. ↗

— Ryan White

#broke #down #factor #i #injections

I know my family and I would always go up to the mountains just for fun. We always skied. Then, all of a sudden, my brother started snow boarding. Older brother thing, I had to do what he was doing. So I started snow boarding. ↗

— Shaun White

#boarding #brother #doing #family #fun

I've always been under the impression that it would be such a bummer to be in a peaceful place like Hawaii or the tropics and be stressed about catching waves. ↗

— Shaun White

#always #been #bummer #catching #hawaii

If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to make that my new goal. In that sport, I'm still the underdog. ↗

— Shaun White

#got #hold #i #into #just