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

I don't talk down to kids. Usually someone my age who's talking to a ten or twelve year old is yelling at them.

If I signed a contract that meant someone else wouldn't be playing.

What I do is I take action because I value the position I have, the career I have, the life I live, the people I interact with, my fanbase, my friends, however you want to say that. I value those relationships and I use the opportunities they present to me.

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

When I got sponsored, it symbolized a major change and a major shift in skateboarding.