Was Shaun White poor in his childhood years??

Question

Or was he wealthy? Thanks

Answer 1

ghettoest rider out there

Answer 2

i don't think he was poor

Answer 3

NO way!!! He grew up in san diego and his parents hooked him up with everything he needed to become the best snowboarder, skateboarder, and surfer.  He was never poor!

Answer 4

no but he became pro very fast and he got rich !

Answer 5

i don't think he was really poor or really wealthy.

but in his vids and interviews, you always hear him talk about how all of his family had to like squeeze into one hotel room, and how they had to cook in their hotel room and that the smoke detector would go off and that the kids had to hide in the bathtub while the hotel people came up because they were actually too many for a room.

also, in this one youtube video, he was talking about how his family wouldn't give each other xmas presents, that they'd just go snowboarding. here's the link:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=b-I1vZgRB1M&f...

so, basically, if they were wealthy, i don't think that he would be talking about all of that stuff. but they couldn't be that amazingly poor either. take a look for yourself.

Answer 6

No he was not poor because he was already pro at age 12 i believe. Im not sure a poor kid could have that much boarding experience