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    he gets back up and continues skating. Pain seems to mean little to him and other skaters. Both he and Eric insist that they would break something before seeing a doctor about it. However, when it comes to school, that takes priority over skateboarding. "Because skating isn't going to take me anywhere, it's just a hobby. It isn't like a career or anything. And even if it was, I'm not that good." Although Lee firmly insists that he does have some sort of future plans, he refuses to share them

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    Skateboarding is a new experience, expressing styles and fashions flourishing creative minds, new abilities, experiences and expanding community. Skateboarding is a highly growing sport in the young community and globally making a change in stereotypes and visual culture. Skateboarding influences society as an action sport, considered a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a form of transportation. Skateboarding is the sport of riding a skateboard, is how skateboarding was defined in

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    Skateboarding is Illegal This may come off as shock. Skateboarding is illegal in certain states. There is nothing wrong with riding on a piece of wood with wheels. In the skateboarding community, most see it as an art, lifestyle, and a passion. But what about outside of the community. What do the people of this world normally think when they see a skateboarder? Most of the time people see it as destruction of property, punk kids, and dropouts, but have you ever seen it from a skateboarder's

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    Skateboarding has always been an option of being a good hobby for anybody no matter what age or height because in reality it depends on how well you want to succeed with skateboarding either by being the best in the whole state or just being a good role model to kids and not dealing with drugs and all sorts plus you will still be in the streets but for a good/better ”The money for the skate park, then considered state-of-the-art, came from a donation from credit card giant MBNA, and for years, local

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    Skateboarding History

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    Since its conception and development, skateboarding has been a controversial public activity. This negative reputation dates back to the origins of skateboarding and to fully understand the issue we must understand the history of skateboarding. In the 1950’s, many different surfers had the idea to put roller skate wheels on 2x4 wooden planks and “surf” the streets when they couldn't actually surf in the ocean during periods of low tide. This was the public's first impression of what would eventually

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    this recognized. This is because skateboarding was completely different both the culture and the tricks. How has skateboarding progressed over time? Skateboarding has many styles that may have contributed to this as well as the culture that was created around the sport. Even the simple fact that people could make money skateboarding helped. Skateboarders got better over the years because the sport got more popular and competitive. A big reason why skateboarding became the way it is is by becoming

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    Skadurz Pro

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    snowboard equipment as well as clothing, shoes and accessories. 3. The problems facing this organization are the retirement of Connie, the stores full time manager, as well as the stores two current locations. There is competition moving in across the street from the New Sudbury location, and the building that houses the South End location is up for sale. If St. Marseille decides to keep both locations, he does not think that he can manage

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    Luan Axie Biography

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    Luan Oliveira is a hero to the skateboarding community because he worked his way out of the ghetto all by himself by learning many tricks on his skateboard and earning sponsors by winning competitions. Oliveira is a deserving hero because he is one of the most talented skaters alive, winning the Tampa am contest twice. Luan Oliveira is one of the eight pros chosen to have their own series of videos on the Berrics website. In his video another pro is talking Oliveira’s skating as a kid and says

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    Ryan sheckler, The Greatest Street Skater Of All Time Although Tony Hawk is one of the greats, he never street skated, However Ryan Allen Sheckler was born and bred, living and loving the art of street skating. It all began when this young man discovered his father skateboard at eighteen months of age. He pulled off his first ollie by the age of four and landed his first kickflip by the age of six. At the age of seven he got a mini-ramp in the backyard and began skating every day. Ryan Sheckler

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    Evolution of Skateboarding Skateboarding has been around since 1944. Initially, created as a crate with wheels and a bar used as a handle bar, the idea was slowly being more refined. Woman’s Army Corps Betty Magnuson, reported seeing French children riding on wooden boards with rollerblade wheels attached to them which would imply that the idea has been played around with but never capitalized upon. From crate boxes with handle bars, to popsicle shaped boards with specialty made wheels backed with

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