I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been.

Having the balance to be able to stay on the board in skating and surfing gives you all-around much better balance.

I've always been under the impression that it would be such a bummer to be in a peaceful place like Hawaii or the tropics and be stressed about catching waves.

You have to be prepared to take a spill.

You can only jump so far until you break your leg. You can only land so hard until something explodes.

Snowboarding's tough, because you've got to go to the mountains. For me, I love the skateboard season because I get to hangout at home and still be skating. I don't have to travel to Norway or Japan or these crazy places to be snowboarding.

I'd like to date, but I'm not really in a position to meet girls.