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title: "1 Skateboarding Surfing Quotes By Jay Adams"
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> [For me, skateboarding started in 1965, so by the time the Dogtown era came around I'd already been skatin' for 10 years. When I started it was clay wheels and mostly home made decks. We were just trying to copy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-adams/for-me-skateboarding-started-in-1965-so-by-the-time-the-dogtown-era/)

[Jay Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-adams/)

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## More by Jay Adams

> [When members unite with the church, they should not only make a profession of faith in Christ (that is essential), but in light of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-adams/when-members-unite-with-the-church-they-should-not-only-make-a/)

[Jay Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-adams/)

> [Church membership was so important that Paul and Silas baptized the Philippian jailer into the membership of Christ's church at midnight with Paul's back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-adams/church-membership-was-so-important-that-paul-and-silas-baptized-the/)

[Jay Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-adams/)

> [For me, skateboarding started in 1965, so by the time the Dogtown era came around I'd already been skatin' for 10 years. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-adams/for-me-skateboarding-started-in-1965-so-by-the-time-the-dogtown-era/)

[Jay Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-adams/)

> [God’s grace in saving miserable sinners has been replaced by heretical teaching, such as saying that it is because we are so valuable that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-adams/god-s-grace-in-saving-miserable-sinners-has-been-replaced-by/)

[Jay Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-adams/)

> [Jesus Christ must be at the heart of every sermon you preach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-adams/jesus-christ-must-be-at-the-heart-of-every-sermon-you-preach/)

[Jay Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-adams/)

> [“As his counterpart, the woman completes or fills out a man's life, making him a larger person than he could have been alone, bringing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-adams/as-his-counterpart-the-woman-completes-or-fills-out-a-man-s-life/)

[Jay Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-adams/)

> [You didn't quit skateboarding because you got old, you got old because you quit skateboarding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-adams/you-didn-t-quit-skateboarding-because-you-got-old-you-got-old-because/)

[Jay Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-adams/)

> [If I had to choose between putting a saloon or a liberal church on a corner, I'd choose the saloon every time. People who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-adams/if-i-had-to-choose-between-putting-a-saloon-or-a-liberal-church-on-a/)

[Jay Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-adams/)

> [I missed a lot of good times, doing things that I shouldn't have been doing. There are certain mistakes I'd like to change, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-adams/i-missed-a-lot-of-good-times-doing-things-that-i-shouldn-t-have-been/)

[Jay Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-adams/)

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