“They'll try to apply the rules of the day to the game, where you can't touch your board with your hands, or you can't step off your board, etc and I want nothing to do with it. It's like a game from a different planet or something and it's hard for me to relate to anybody who would think of skateboarding in such a narrow way.” ThinkingWayWantTryingDifferentHardHandsGamesStepsPlanetsRelateBoardsEtcSkateboarding Author:Mike Vallely
“I'm not out here on the front lines trying to create clones, or consumers, or worshippers of who I am, and what I do. I'm trying to nurture the idea that you should do your own thing, which is really powerful.” ShouldTryingIdeasLinesPowerfulFrontsWho I AmConsumersNurtureWorshippersReally Powerful Author:Mike Vallely
“I don't see masses, I don't see it like, oh there's hundreds of people here and I'm overwhelmed. I just try to think, well I could be a kid in that crowd, or my daughters could be in that crowd, and no one wants to feel like they're just part of the masses.” PeopleThinkingWantFeelsTryingWellsKidsMassDaughterCrowdsMy DaughterOverwhelmed Author:Mike Vallely
“I always try to individualize everything, every person. I see individuals and that's why I've never fallen for racism, or any type or classification of people.” PeopleTryingPersonsIndividualTypeRacismFallenClassification Author:Mike Vallely
