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

Kids at skate parks will step up and challenge me to a game of Skate, but I'm over that, I really don't care. I'm all about participating, and I'm all about being a part of this scene, but there's certain vibes I just don't get along with.

Through getting sponsored and becoming a part of the Bones Brigade and Powell Peralta, doors were being opened. The entire culture was shifting from ramps to street, and I sort of became a poster child for that.

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

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

I grew up with heroes, people who made me aspire to raise my game, to dream bigger and I like to keep it that simple.

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