Shaun White invests in Mammoth Mountain Resorts
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- dbloc
Mammoth Resorts Announces New Investor
- mg330
I wonder if that will buy him any friends. Everything I've ever read about him says that he has hardly any friends in the pro snowboarding community because he's such an outcast, or because he's only about contests. I've said before that his outward persona is the antithesis of what snowboarding's about: hanging with friends, having a good time, enjoying the snow, forgetting everything for a while to enjoy riding. He's never once given off the vibe in interviews or videos that he knows how to do that.
- i think your are bang onprophetone
- dude's a businessman... the Tony Hawk of Snowboarding if-you-willPonyBoy
- Maybe he just doesn't like people. No crime in that.severian
- dude should have kept the long hairzenmasterfoo
- still the richest most well known snowboarder ever.dbloc
- Even his Olympic team mates said he would train alone with his own people and mainly ignore them.ETM
- eh...dude competes...he's focused and keeps to himself...can't hate him for that... just cuz you snowboard doesn't mean you have to fit everyone's ideal view...PonyBoy
- ... of the laid-back surfer / border that pop culture dictates...
... now - if he were a douche on a regular basis this would be a different conversationPonyBoy - (is he a douche? I've never read that folks hate him— just that keeps to himself for the most part— seems like others are douchey towards him cuz he's a lonerPonyBoy
- who wouldn't want to go to a resort that had a makeover from someone who is passionate about the sport?keewee
- The guy is a prodigy. He's had an unreal amount of attention focused on him from a really young age. That's gotta mess with you in some way.nocomply
- Also, he was mentored by Tony Hawk.nocomply
- https://meador.files…moldero
- He always rubbed me the wrong way in the skateboard community.instrmntl
- can you point to where he rubbed you, instrmntl?Peter
- Tony Hawk, however rich he is, has always been a down to earth person who embodies the soul of skateboarding.mg33
- Been a fan of his since the late 80s and I think he still lives and breathes all the comroderie of that scene no matter how old he is.mg33
- ^^he's pals w/shaun... that up your r'spect, mgLarryBird?PonyBoy
- Snowboarding & Skateboarding aren't about contests. It's not like basketball or football. They're essentially anti-contest.section_014
- He's not here to make friends.
He's here to win.tryother - they are anti-contest for most people, but some people love to compete and win medals, for those people ITS ALL ABOUT CONTESTS.Miguex
- again... WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT other than it doesnt match your ideal notion of a skater / boarder? Haters gonna hate I guess?PonyBoy
- just curious... if skaters / boarders are anti-contest... why do they all compete? The people who hate that Shaun competes are HIS COMPETITORS. :) Weirdos.PonyBoy
- bainbridge0
^ damn. oh snap!
- Miguex0
Truth is, unless you have met him personally, you can't really assume that rumors are real. I think it's fair to also assume that when you win every single competition out there, people are going to hate on you and spread rumors.
And besides, if the guy only cares about competition, why should we care? let him be, snowboarding its still amazing and yes, its best when shared with friends, that guy making millions of dollars and selling tshirts in target does not affect me a bit.
- Miguex0
He will remove every bunny slope out there and replace it with this
- See that new bunny hill produce the next crop of champions.VectorMasked
- technically speaking, they always did...Miguex