Shaun White Shuts Down Comparison With Tom Brady’s Career Timeline- “Throwing the Ball..Not as Bad as When You’re 20 Feet in the Air”

It’s still early days in retirement for the snowboarding legend, Shaun White. But he has already planned a list of things he wants to do now. On his girlfriend’s suggestion, the 35-year-old has prepared a bucket list, and he has begun ticking things off one by one. Notably, the first thing he did after coming back from Beijing was fly to Los Angeles to catch the Super Bowl live.

Truly, Shaun White has led an amazing career. The five-time Olympian has won three Olympic golds medals, and he still holds the record for the highest number of golds in snowboarding at X Games. Although his last run at the Beijing Winter Games was not what everyone would’ve expected, the legend has given us enough moments to cherish for a lifetime.

Shaun White’s comparison to Tom Brady

In an interview, Dan Patrick asked Shaun White, “are you officially retired?” and the legend responded, “I am, yeah, which is so wild to say, I’m 35 you know I guess older in the sport of snowboarding but I still feel like I got a lot to look forward.”

His answer led to the comparison between him and NFL legend, Tom Brady, who retired at 44. The 35-year-old retired snowboarder replied, “I guess when I think about it if you’re throwing the ball and you’re off a few inches or so it’s not as bad as when you’re 20 feet in the air looking at this…going this isn’t good.”

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He further added, “When I’m flying through air…everything slows down…it’s kind of like when you hit a ball or do that shot and you just know you messed up right away so you have all that time in the air to think about ‘wow okay do I want to land on my back or why did I get into this situation in the first place,’ so yeah it’s not good.”

What’s next for Shaun White?

The champion is yet undecided about what he is going to do next, professionally. Coaching snowboarders is the option that’ll be always available for the maestro who has given his 20 years to the sport. However, he is enjoying his early retirement time with friends and family, doing things he always wanted to do.

For now, all he wants to do is rest and have a little quality time with his loved ones.