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> [If I signed a contract that meant someone else wouldn't be playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/if-i-signed-a-contract-that-meant-someone-else-wouldn-t-be-playing/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

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## More by Mike Vallely

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/i-don-t-talk-down-to-kids-usually-someone-my-age-who-s-talking-to-a/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/i-grew-up-on-the-bones-brigade-as-well-the-very-first-skateboard/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/what-i-do-is-i-take-action-because-i-value-the-position-i-have-the/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/i-m-not-out-here-on-the-front-lines-trying-to-create-clones-or/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/kids-at-skate-parks-will-step-up-and-challenge-me-to-a-game-of-skate/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/i-don-t-see-masses-i-don-t-see-it-like-oh-there-s-hundreds-of-people/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

> [I strive to do my best every single time and I think that's something the skate community knows about me and appreciates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/i-strive-to-do-my-best-every-single-time-and-i-think-that-s-something/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/they-told-me-i-d-have-to-be-there-for-the-entire-shooting-of-the/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

> [I feel like the best thing, as far as what I do with kids, is I treat them like human beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/i-feel-like-the-best-thing-as-far-as-what-i-do-with-kids-is-i-treat/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

> [When I got sponsored, it symbolized a major change and a major shift in skateboarding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/when-i-got-sponsored-it-symbolized-a-major-change-and-a-major-shift/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

> [I'm not going to beat somebody up for talking smack to me, especially another skater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/i-m-not-going-to-beat-somebody-up-for-talking-smack-to-me-especially/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/there-s-a-lot-of-time-when-skaters-think-they-know-everything-because/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/they-ll-try-to-apply-the-rules-of-the-day-to-the-game-where-you-can-t/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/i-don-t-want-to-be-an-object-of-consumption-i-like-to-get-out-there/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

> [Through skateboarding, I have an open line of communication, some common ground and common ground is big man. That enables me to travel around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-vallely/through-skateboarding-i-have-an-open-line-of-communication-some/)

[Mike Vallely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-vallely/)

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