Assuming Quote by Tony Hawk

Growing up, we didn't use balance boards or do stability-specific exercises - but we were always outside climbing things, wrestling, and running around with…

— Laird Hamilton

Learning a [skateboard] trick is kind of like a puzzle; you have to keep trying, and trying, and trying, and adapting and changing, and…

— Rob Dyrdek

Well, I've always prefered playing spin off the back foot because, to my mind, it takes short leg and silly point out of the…

— Nasser Hussain

“Good riding techniques result in immediate automated control forces, resulting in controlling scary situations automatically. Sliding changes seat, peg and grip positions relative to…

— Conrad Dent

It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall.

— Anonymous

To me, trying to achieve the balance is when you become good: when you have enough technique to be able to play what is…

— Christian Scott

It's not enough to know how to ride -- you must also know how to fall.

— Anonymous

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.

— Charles de Gaulle

It puts a ceiling on your progress. You're blocked by your pride. To get good, you have to throw your board around and fall.

— Rodney Mullen

Trying to coordinate everything, it can be really hard to balance.

— Lindsey Vonn

You know, bicycling isn't just a matter of balance," I said. "it's a matter of faith. You can keep upright only by moving forward.…

— Susan Vreeland

The hardest thing about skateboarding is consistency: The slightest flick of your foot or gust of wind can send your board flying, so it's…

— Shaun White