As skateboarding evolved, it evolved away from competition. Having a best-trick contest doesn't work. Rob Dyrdek More Quotes by Rob Dyrdek More Quotes From Rob Dyrdek In life some people trip and some fall but some take that trip and make a beautiful dance out of it. Rob Dyrdek beautiful travel fall EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS A FANTASY UNTIL YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE IT A REALITY. Rob Dyrdek fantasy life-is reality No one is going to give it to you. Spend everyday getting better and focus on that which you can control, let everything else fall into place. You can't stay focused on what you can get from success, but rather focus on becoming successful! Rob Dyrdek successful giving fall Sure things are going to get sketchy, but when your having the time of your life whats sketchy? Rob Dyrdek sketchy time-of-your-life sure-thing What I love to tell young kids is ultimately let your dreams evolve around your opportunities. You have to focus on always learning. It's cliche, but the reality of it is that if you take action and try and fail you're gonna learn a lot by the time you try it again, and you'll build a foundation of experience that's gonna be ultimately the rock that allows you to find success or follow your dreams. Rob Dyrdek dream opportunity kids No one gives you anything in life. You gotta work hard and go after it to get it. Rob Dyrdek anything-in-life hard-work giving Half of my success is my fearlessness and recklessness, of just seeing the end and not stopping until you get there. Rob Dyrdek recklessness fearlessness In all aspects of life, it's always much funner when you surround yourself with people you enjoy being around. Rob Dyrdek aspects-of-life enjoy people My gift is execution; when I decide I'm going to do something, I'll stop at nothing to do it. Along the way, you take a lot of risks and go for it, but you have to believe in it. You gotta believe in your idea, and lucky for me, I found a lot of success in that. Rob Dyrdek risk believe ideas Take this wealth and this fame, always stay humble, keep your family close, and do ridiculously crazy things. Rob Dyrdek wealth crazy humble Never undervalue the idea of partners. Understanding your strengths and then going out trying to find like-minded people who will be another pillar of your success. Rob Dyrdek understanding people ideas Learning a [skateboard] trick is kind of like a puzzle; you have to keep trying, and trying, and trying, and adapting and changing, and adapting and changing, and finally it works. Rob Dyrdek tricks kind trying You're better off owning 30 percent and having two amazing partners who compliment you and are equally as driven as you are than having 100 percent and only having one aspect of it, unless you're a super genius who is creative and business-minded at the same time. Rob Dyrdek compliments-you creative two One thing about everything that I've done is it's so diverse and all over the place, from doing crazy stunts that I can't believe that I've done to launching professional skateboard leagues to all types of different business stuff and television shows. To me, I'm real proud of the body of work, that I've done as opposed to one thing specifically. Rob Dyrdek crazy real believe I had to learn the hard way. There was a blindness, without any education or will or drive. Everything I started in the beginning from skate shops to record labels to a million and one side hustles that I went in without knowing how I was going to do it, a lot of those ventures just went out of business. Rob Dyrdek hustle knowing way I'd like to get shot into space. I'd like to potentially visit the moon. I don't know if I can do that in the next couple years, but I spent some time at the jet propulsion lab, looking out at the future of when a guy like me can do a little space travel. Rob Dyrdek couple moon years I live a pretty balanced life. As hard as I do work & as many things that I do... I take a lot of time to stay physically strong. I really just try to get the proper rest. I don't run myself into the ground. Rob Dyrdek strong running trying There are some key elements to business being a success, and that's a smart visionary and great management behind the people that are going to build it. Rob Dyrdek smart keys people Live an inspiring life. I don't do anything if I don't have a passion for it. I can't wait to get up in the morning and start the day. I just have such a passion for life and everything I do. Rob Dyrdek passion waiting morning I love everything I do and I can still remember the days of cashing my first royalty check for $2. I have such a great life, I'm proud of everything. Rob Dyrdek royalty proud remember
