"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."

"Snowboarding's tough, because you've got to go to the mountains. For me, I love the skateboard season because I get to hangout at home and still be skating. I don't have to travel to Norway or Japan or these crazy places to be snowboarding."

"My dad, he's the rocker."

"You know the best thing about competition? There's this whole strategy game, and when it all works out its like solving that hard math equation. You finally get the answer and you're so happy."

"We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that."

"The doors of wisdom are never shut."

"What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before."

"True wisdom begins when you realize kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."