“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
“I wanted to turn pro at like 12 years old when I was riding for Bones Brigade.” YearsWantedTurnsBonesRiding Author:Christian Hosoi
“I wanted to be the best in the world and at 12 years-old I won my first big amateur contest called The Gold Cup Series Contest at Marina Del Ray Skatepark. That's when I really started to believe I could turn pro, though it wasn't until two years later when I was 14 that I actually did with Sims.” WorldYearsFirstsBelieveTwoBigsWantedTurnsGoldSeriesCupsBeing The BestTwo YearsRaysContestsSims Author:Christian Hosoi
“Every kid wants to reach their goals in life and be the best. During my Bruce Lee phase, I wanted to be the best martial artist in the world.” WorldWantKidsWantedArtistGoalBeing The BestMartial ArtsPhasesLife GoalMartial Artist 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'd gotten to the place where I wanted to quit using drugs but couldn't and finally I landed in that prison cell where everything was cut.” WantedCuttingDrugPrisonQuittingCellsPrison Cells Author:Christian Hosoi
“Through reading the scriptures I realized there was a purpose for my life, that I was created for a reason, that I was significant, that it was my choices that got me to where I was at and that it would be my choices that would get me to where I wanted to be as well.” WellsReasonWould BeWantedPurposeChoicesReadingI RealizedScriptureSignificantReading The Scriptures Author:Christian Hosoi
