Quotes by Skateboarding I was a coin collector.I didn't know I was nerdy at the time until I felt my 16-D Mercury Dime that was in uncirculated condition might be a panty dropper, and it turned out not to be. Then I stumbled into skateboarding, which kind of was cooler. But I wasn't aware of what was cool. My dad wasn't around so he couldn't shake me and say, 'Drop the coin collecting bit. It's not where you want to go.' So, that and the spelling bee and the chess, I think I had it figured out for myself. Adam Sandler skateboarding dad thinking I still like some of the stuff, skateboarding. Just stupid things. Adam Sandler skateboarding stupid stuff I actually got into music because of art and because of skateboarding: All those graphics and punk bands and fanzines - they were glued together in my brain. Alison Mosshart skateboarding brain art Skateboarding teaches you how to take a fall properly. If you try to kickflip down some stairs, it might take you thirty tries - and you just learn how to take a tumble out of it without getting hurt. Bam Margera skateboarding hurt fall My son's 8 he loves his skateboarding and his bike and his snowboard. Brett Hull skateboarding my-son son When skateboarding hit, I wanted to be best skateboarder in the world, and I fought for it, there was nothing that was going to get in my way. Christian Hosoi skateboarding way world When I was a kid, everywhere I went people said I should be a model, but I was more into skateboarding. Daria Werbowy skateboarding kids people When I was a kid, I always wanted to live in California because I liked skateboarding. Demetri Martin skateboarding california kids Even Gene Kelly: I always preferred him to Fred Astaire, just because he was more athletic, like skateboarding. His leaps were big. There was something really great about his moves. Harmony Korine skateboarding athletic moving I wasn’t, you know, Mr Popular. I was somewhere in the middle ground. I was quite alternative, the things I liked to do. Skateboarding, at the time. Playing in a band as opposed to playing in the rugby team. You know, that kind of thing. Iwan Rheon skateboarding alternatives team I'm too into skateboarding to be devastated by anything. Jamie Campbell Bower devastated skateboarding I think that skateboarding can absolutely help make peace... I know skateboarding can bring people together. You can travel anywhere and if someone’s skateboarding, they like you regardless of where you’re from or what you do. You skateboard and that’s it.” Jamie Thomas skateboarding people thinking If you really want a career in professional skateboarding,you really got to stop pushing mongo. Jamie Thomas skateboarding careers want I grew up skateboarding; it was fun. I didn't think about money, I didn't know how much professional skateboarders made. I just knew that if I became a professional skateboarder, I would achieve a lot and get to travel and do these great things. Jason Lee skateboarding fun thinking You didn't quit skateboarding because you got old, you got old because you quit skateboarding. Jay Adams old-you skateboarding quitting One of the interesting things about skateboarding and graffiti is that skateboarding exists in the documentation of an act. Jeffrey Deitch skateboarding graffiti interesting When skateboarding and punk merged, it really became a large teen subculture. Jeffrey Deitch subculture skateboarding punk Think about how much skateboarding opens your eyes to see the world differently. John Humphrys skateboarding eye thinking Skateboarding doesn't make you a skateboarder; not being able to stop skateboarding makes you a skateboarder. Lance Mountain skateboarding stopping sports I was a real skateboarder, not a gifted skateboarder. I represented that skateboarding was fun to do by being terrible at it. Lance Mountain skateboarding real fun 123»