I Think Skateboarding Is Hugely Challenging -

I Played Team Sports, But I Never Felt Like I Fitted In That Well, So This Allowed Me To Be Part Of A Community But To Do It In My Own Way.

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.

In Ramp Skating, Theres This Guy Alex Perelson Whos Really Coming Into His Own And Doing Some Amazing New Stuff We Havent Seen Before. Just Different Types Of Spin.

I'm Proud That I Was Able To Use My Recognition To, Maybe, Raise The Awareness Of Skateboarding And Help Grow It, And To Help Fund Public Skateparks. That's The Legacy, Just Trying To Grow The Entire Sport.

I Consider Skateboarding An Art Form, A Lifestyle And A Sport. 'action Sport' Would Be The Least Offensive Categorization.