I desire to have a dialogue that's positive, and communicative and moves forward, and is about something real, not just consumption.

I don't like to get too involved in the idea that "I'm a role model" and that everything I do is right. I don't think that's the case at all, but I think who I am at my core, and what I represent at my core, is something that is meaningful, and can be something that other people can gain inspiration from.

I feel like the best thing, as far as what I do with kids, is I treat them like human beings.

If someone told me I had to give back, or I'm supposed to give back, or I'm supposed to do these things, I would reject that. My actions are those of valuing and caring.

Where I'm coming from is that nothing I do is from a sense of obligation.

I don't see masses, I don't see it like, oh there's hundreds of people here and I'm overwhelmed. I just try to think, well I could be a kid in that crowd, or my daughters could be in that crowd, and no one wants to feel like they're just part of the masses.

I'm not going to beat somebody up for talking smack to me, especially another skater.