For Those That Say I Endanger My

Most Snarky Critics Had Their Minds Set Before Ever Seeing/playing The Game. I'm Proud Of What We Created; It's Innovative, Responsive & Fun.

I Never Imagined Getting To Do What I Love For A Living And Having So Many People Appreciate It. There Was Only One Other Skater In My High School And We Were The Lowest Form Of Cool. Our Classmates Couldn't Figure Out Why We Liked Such A Loser Sport, Or Why We Hadn't Grown Out Of It Yet.

There Were So Many Things Associated With It In Terms Of Music And Fashion, And A Different Way Of Thinking That, For Me, Skateboarding Represented So Much Of What I Wanted To Do With My Life At An Early Age.

I Think Skateboarding Is Better Now In Terms Of The Amount Of Facilities And The Amount Of Support Young Skaters Have - Including Encouragement From Their Parents. There Was Definitely An Element To It When I Was Younger That Was Exclusive And Kind Of Rebellious Because Most Parents Didn't Want Their Kids Skating. They Thought It Was A Bad Influence.

I Think That There's A Sense Of Self-reliance That Exists In Skateboarding That Kids Can Take To Their Daily Lives. I Think There's Also A Sense Of Creativity And Community-based Goals - In Skating, Even Though It Is An Individual Pursuit, A Lot Of Things That You Learn Are Things That You Borrow And Expand From Other People's Ideas. I Call Skating A Combined Evolution - It's Individual, It's Artistic, But At The Time, There Is A Communal Push To Keep Doing Your Thing. And A Sense Of Camaraderie In That.