We didn't call it a sport necessarily, and skaters definitely weren't thought of as athletes, we were thought of as misfits.

Everything that I'm really about is being an individualist. I believe in individuality.

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

I strive to do my best every single time and I think that's something the skate community knows about me and appreciates.

I always try to individualize everything, every person. I see individuals and that's why I've never fallen for racism, or any type or classification of people.

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.

There's a lot of time when skaters think they know everything because they've seen videos of you, and seen you on TV or the internet, and there's ways of throwing jabs and being inconsiderate and not having your manners.