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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.

I Love The Fact That There Is Now A Skate Park In Almost Every City, But It Will Always Have A Rebellious/underground Edge To It Because It Is Based On Individuality.

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.

My Definition Of Success Is Doing What You Love. I Feel Many People Do Things Because They Feel They Have To, And Are Hesitant To Risk Following Their Passion.

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.