“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
“What I do is I take action because I value the position I have, the career I have, the life I live, the people I interact with, my fanbase, my friends, however you want to say that. I value those relationships and I use the opportunities they present to me.” PeopleWantUseActionValuesOpportunityCareersPositionMy Friends Author:Mike Vallely
“I don't want to be an object of consumption. I like to get out there and participate because I care about it. It's not because I've gotten filthy rich off the hides of young skaters that I feel some sickening obligation to act on, and make myself look like I'm not that bad of a guy. It's because I actually care.” WantFeelsLooksCareYoungGuyRichObjectsObligationConsumptionI CareFilthySkaterBecause I CareFilthy Rich 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