If someone told me I had to give back, or I'm supposed to give back, or I'm supposed to do these things, I would reject that. My actions are those of valuing and caring. — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
I don't talk down to kids. Usually someone my age who's talking to a ten or twelve year old is yelling at them. — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
I grew up on the Bones Brigade as well. The very first skateboard video I saw was the Bones Brigade Video Show and I'd… — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
What I do is I take action because I value the position I have, the career I have, the life I live, the people… — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
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.… — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
Kids at skate parks will step up and challenge me to a game of Skate, but I'm over that, I really don't care. I'm… — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
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… — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
I strive to do my best every single time and I think that's something the skate community knows about me and appreciates. — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
They told me I'd have to be there for the entire shooting of the movie which was two and a half months and again,… — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
I feel like the best thing, as far as what I do with kids, is I treat them like human beings. — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
When I got sponsored, it symbolized a major change and a major shift in skateboarding. — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
I'm not going to beat somebody up for talking smack to me, especially another skater. — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
There's a lot of time when skaters think they know everything because they've seen videos of you, and seen you on TV or the… — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
