Contentment Quote by Christian Hosoi

Skateboarding was everything to us growing up. It changes the way you see the world: you spend all day looking for ditches.

— Harmony Korine

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…

— Jay Adams

Since my Dad was an artist, I grew up around art shows and openings and that had a big impact on me as well,…

— Christian Hosoi

When I started skating, it was such a small community. You didn't aspire to be rich or famous or make a career out of…

— Tony Hawk

There were so many things associated with it in terms of music and fashion, and a different way of thinking that, for me, skateboarding…

— Tony Hawk

Skateboarding was the only thing I was ever good at. Growing up, I was doing that from, like, dusk till dawn.

— D.J. Cotrona

My whole life has been the skate life. I don't really remember doing anything besides skateboarding.

— Ryan Sheckler

I feel like skateboarding is as much of a sport as a lifestyle, and an art form, so there's so much that that transcends…

— Tony Hawk

Skateboarding is something that I've loved ever since I started when I was five years old.

— Nyjah Huston

I grew up skateboarding; it was fun. I didn't think about money, I didn't know how much professional skateboarders made. I just knew that…

— Jason Lee

I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore.

— Tom DeLonge

Skateboarding is forever, and things like college and girls only ruin an endlessly savored adolescence.

— Roger Ebert