Skateboarding is training, but I don't think of it as training. It's fun.
Having all eyes on me at all times is hard to deal with, but it's great. It feels like you've already accomplished something. It's already predetermined that you're going to do well.
I was knocked out by a skateboarder when I was 11.
I just want to be the guy that inspires other kids to come do what I'm doing.
Surfers have the most attitude.
You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual doesn't matter.