Thought about a couple of things from my youth today and it makes me happy the way things turned out. Had a couple of knee injuries when I was young. In 1990, at 17, I remember a Doctor telling me I shouldnt skateboard anymore because of my knee injuries and early onset arthritis etc. I turned pro the next year. Then, in 1992 I had a couple more injuries and at one point was immobilized in a wheelchair after breaking my collarbone and having to have hip surgery. I won my first major pro contest 3 months later. In 1994, I remember a couple of my skateboarding mentors having a serious sit down conversation with me to explain the skate dream was over and it was time to settle down and get a real job. I appreciated their concern, but I made a solid living from nothing but skateboarding for another 11 years after that conversation. Moral of the story? Dont ever give up
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:23:49 +0000
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