“Contests were so pertinent that you had to think that way but today, it's not like that. You have your contest skaters, you have your video skaters, you have your skaters who don't like either of them, but they all are sponsored and get paid.” ThinkingWayTodayPaidVideoContestsSkaterPertinent Author:Christian Hosoi
“I think I was around 15 when my Dad was 40 and thought, "Man he's old. There's no way I'll be skating at that age."” ThinkingMenWayAgeDadMy DadSkating Author:Christian Hosoi
“Without parental guidance telling you there's another way to live it can be tough but my kids have an advantage over my life. I can tell them I know what it's like and that they don't ever want to go to the places I've been, whereas when I grew up, it was so accepted and normal that if you didn't do it, you were considered weird.” IfsKnowsWayWantI CanKidsGrewNormalGrew UpToughAdvantageAcceptedGuidanceAnother WayWay To LiveParentalPlaces I've BeenParental Guidance 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
