WATCH: Shaun White Gets Emotional as Tony Hawk Sends Him a Heartfelt Advice Post-Olympics Retirement: “Keep Riding..Will Keep You Happy”
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The aliens in space right now could only hear Shaun White resonating from the Earth. The wishes for the legend are not getting over soon. What is great though, the entire world is getting a gist of an incredible 23-year snowboarding career. His achievements are endless and so are his wishes at the end of his career.
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2022 Beijing Olympics – Snowboard – Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe Final Run 3 – Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou, China – February 11, 2022. Shaun White of the United States acknowledges the crowd after falling during his final run. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Shaun White got emotional on Tony Hawk’s special message
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During his final moments on the ice, the champion got a special message from the American sports stars, wishing him luck and prosperous post-career life. His mentor and friend Tony Hawk already gave him the option of skateboarding, and he was quite certain about it. He said, “First of all, congratulations on an incredible Olympic career. Are you kidding me and still competing at that level?”
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Legendary messages from some legendary friends.
We surprised @ShaunWhite with heartfelt messages from @TonyHawk, @LindseyVonn, and @thekellyclark. 🥲 pic.twitter.com/L2puDtj0tC
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 12, 2022
The skateboarding champion further added, “If I have any advice about what happens now. Keep riding. You don’t have to compete, you don’t have to do it at a crazy level, but it will keep you motivated, keep you happy. And hey if you ever want to get back on skateboard, you know where to find me.”
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Lindsey Vonn and Kelly Clark, congratulating Shaun White on an incredible career.
The former champion skier Lindsey, said, “A big congratulation on your entire career, I could not be prouder of you. This is your fifth games, I don’t know how you did it. We’ve been to many Olympics together, and I am gonna always cheer for you, now and in your next chapter.”
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While the 2002 Olympic gold medalist Kelly Clark, thanked Shaun for everything he has given to snowboarding. She proudly said, “congratulations on an incredible career, five Olympics, 3 gold medals, snowboarding. Thank you for everything you’ve done for the sport.”
Shaun White was happy after receiving these messages from legends, and he even showed some interest in Tony Hawk’s offer. He said, “I’ll have the time to go skate now, I’d love to it’s one of those things I keep thinking about and I always wanted to do a road trip through Oregon and go hit all the skate parks, I think now I’ll have the time to do all this and maybe you’ll join me.”
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Now that snowboarding career is over for white, would you like to see him skateboarding?
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