Professional Skateboarding Quotes

I quit high school to be a pro skateboarder out of Ohio, which is just asinine, but it was meant to be.

I was told once if I kept breaking things on my legs, that I wasn't going to be able to walk soon, you know? I wanted to be a pro skateboarder, but it was too hard. I was trying, but it wasn't going to happen.

Actually, I've always wanted to be a professional skateboarder ever since I was about six.

I skate all the time, but it's silly for me to do contests when MTV is giving me a boatload of money.

DC and Monster have always supported my vision for street skateboarding, from building skate plazas throughout the world to now creating the first-ever professional skateboarding league.

My goal, my dream has already come true. Every kid's dream is to become a pro skater, you know? Not only have I become a pro skater, but to me personally, I ride for the best sponsors there are. That's even more than I ever expected... I didn't skate to please everyone else. I started skating because I love to skate. you gotta watch out because there will come a point where you'll forget that.

I wanted to be looked at for the skateboarder that I was. I didn't want to be the 36-year-old skateboarder who's still holding on while owning a company at the same time. I wanted to make my mark and travel and accomplish a few things here and there and then get out.

I never really wanted Big Air to be in the Olympics.

The mainstream thinks that every skateboarder aspires to be in the X Games.

The serious professional skateboarder doesn't have a job. They get paid enough not to.

The reality of professional skateboarding contests is that they're not relevant in our world.

I grew up skateboarding; it was fun. I didn't think about money, I didn't know how much professional skateboarders made. I just knew that if I became a professional skateboarder, I would achieve a lot and get to travel and do these great things.

All I wanted to do was ride skateboards - I wanted to be a professional skateboarder. But I had this problem. I kept breaking half of my body skateboarding.

Everyone probably says this, but my favorite athlete is Tony Hawk. I'd really love to meet him.

Street League Skateboarding is the premier professional skateboarding league in the world, with the biggest prize money in history.