Athlete Quote by Jason Lee

I was introduced to skateboarding through my father. He was a surfer back in the 50's & 60's in Hawaii, where my parents grew…

— Christian Hosoi

When I was younger, I used to be a part of the surfing-and-skateboarding community.

— Katy Perry

I definitely tried to skateboard in middle school, and being from San Diego, surf and skate culture is a big, prevalent thing. But I…

— Kyle Mooney

I was a skateboarder when I was little; I still skateboard. I teach my kids how to skate.

— Jason Momoa

In high school, I was into a lot of different stuff, and I did ride skateboards.

— Rick Famuyiwa

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

— Tom DeLonge

Growing up, I absolutely loved skateboarding and dirt bike riding with my brother and the neighborhood kids.

— Daniella Monet

I started skateboarding at around age 10, and enjoyed the artistic aspect of it as much as the sporting aspect, so for me it…

— Tony Hawk

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

— Nyjah Huston

I grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California in the 1970s. My friends and I were into bicycle motocross and into…

— Scott Borchetta

From 8 to 19, I was skateboarding every single day. That was my life. I worked at a skate shop. I watched skate videos.

— Ryan McGinley

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