Most of my friends are skaters or were skaters at one time, so they obviously relate.

I'm proud that I was able to use my recognition to, maybe, raise the awareness of skateboarding and help grow it, and to help fund public skateparks. That's the legacy, just trying to grow the entire sport.

I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.

For those that say I endanger my child: it's more likely that you will fall while walking on the sidewalk than I will while skating with my daughter.

I love the fact that there is now a skate park in almost every city, but it will always have a rebellious/underground edge to it because it is based on individuality.

There were so many things associated with it in terms of music and fashion, and a different way of thinking that, for me, skateboarding represented so much of what I wanted to do with my life at an early age.

I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.