What got you into skateboarding?

What made you decide to pick up a board and devote all your time to skateboarding? What was your inspiration? For me; I had aIways been into skateboarding ever since I was eleven years old and seein Michael j.Fox skate sparked my attention even more; I just wish I would have seen Gleamin the cube when I was younger, then It would have been all down hill from there!
But my brother had this old beat up, worn down board that I used to just roll around on cus I didnt know how to push yet. Also, I used to play this MTV skateboarding game, (which is a bit ironic considering how I think MTV is the reason kids decide to skate for the wrong reasons), however, I didnt fully dedicate myself to skateboarding til I was 16 when my friend took me to an Emerica demo, and I remember watching leo romero and bryan herman skate and saw how they did it with ease and so much concentration that it was inspiring to watch.And I observed how all the local skaters acted as a family, jus acted as one. And thats when I knew I wanted to do it for myself, so that very day, I grabbed the same old peice of crap board and learned how to push. And thats the day it all started. :) now lemme hear yours.

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Permalink Reply by George on May 27, 2009 at 12:50pm: What made me decide to start skateboarding was watching paul rodriguez's fisrt hand on MTV for the first time. After I knew that he worked so hard for what he had and overcame every obsticle in his way, I decided to start skating because I felt like if i stayed long enought at it something good would happen for me.
Eventually something good did happen for me because I got sponsored and got the opportunity to ride for a shop.
This is just the begining though because I plan to do so much with skateboarding and as long as im alive im going to continue doing it.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Amber on May 27, 2009 at 1:00pm: wow, very cool. yes, skateboarding opens a lot of doors. :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alan on May 27, 2009 at 1:08pm: one word Mullen nuff said....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by mines. on May 27, 2009 at 1:38pm: Sick, you read his book? The Mutt. SO so good.

On the topic. I dont remember what got me in... I know I liked the art, and wanted to roll on a sweet board. My earliest memories of skating are plastic - flexi -boards with huge wheels/ Then I got a white board with a ninja or something - My friends all got executioners, then I got some fiberglass abomination....After that it was already a few years in... The I got serious and bought a Rob Roskopp with some help from my mom. Down hill from there NOW it's been like 23 years. Off and on, but yeah been in the game a while.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Amber on May 27, 2009 at 1:44pm: ahh so your a veteran of the game, impressed once again. :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Austin Spalding on May 27, 2009 at 5:02pm: always liked watching it. Then one of my buddys who skates just kept inviting me to come with him. Tranny parks sold me it was just to much fun.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Amber on May 27, 2009 at 6:23pm: man, that's a good friend you got there. Just like mine who brought me to that demo. :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Chris Pavelsek on May 27, 2009 at 5:24pm: yeah i read that book really good; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ben on May 27, 2009 at 5:06pm: i loved it and i got sick of riding a bike while my friends skated; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alexander Scott on May 27, 2009 at 5:32pm: my older brother did it. I picked up his old board after he passed away. now i skate; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Amber on May 27, 2009 at 6:04pm: aw, im sorry. but you're following your brother's footsteps. :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alexander Scott on June 1, 2009 at 8:23am: yeah. i'd like to skate with him.; ▶ Reply to This