“I was introduced to skateboarding through my father. He was a surfer back in the 50's & 60's in Hawaii, where my parents grew up. They later moved to California and I was born. Skateboarding was the thing for surfers here in California in the 60's and my Dad immediately made me a homemade board.” MadeFatherParentBornGrewDadGrew UpMovedMy DadCaliforniaBoardsHawaiiSurferHomemadeSkateboarding Author:Christian Hosoi
“Since my Dad was an artist, I grew up around art shows and openings and that had a big impact on me as well, especially in L.A. So skateboarding was the cool thing to do and I was totally attracted to it and once I saw the magazines... that was it, I knew this was what I wanted to do for a living.” WellsArtShowsBigsWantedArtistSawsGrewDadGrew UpImpactMy DadOpeningMagazinesThings To DoCool ThingsSkateboardingBig Impact Author:Christian Hosoi
“Being involved and hanging out with my brothers who skate is really amazing, especially because of our age. I mean, we're in our mid-late forties and we're still skateboarding in competitions. Who'd have ever thought?” MeanStillsAgeBrotherInvolvedLateCompetitionMy BrotherFortyHanging OutSkatesReally AmazingSkateboarding Author:Christian Hosoi
“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.” WorldWayWantedMy WaySkateboardingSkateboarder Author:Christian Hosoi
“I tried partying and going out, doing drugs and even dealing drugs to support my habit. I was hanging out with people from the underground who were doing illegal things all the time. I was experimenting with more and more drugs to the point where skateboarding was the last thing on my mind and my family was next to last.” PeopleMindLastsNextPartySupportHabitDrugMy FamilyIllegalHanging OutGoing OutSkateboardingThings On My MindIllegal Things Author:Christian Hosoi
“Skateboarding and that whole industry just became so far away. I was trying to find that ultimate place, that place of contentment but I couldn't. I didn't find it in pushing the dark things of life to the limit either.” TryingWholeDarkIndustryLimitsUltimateContentmentPushingFar AwaySkateboardingDark Things Author:Christian Hosoi
