Skateboarding
topic on 2 shows · 7 statements across 2 episodes
My First Million 
the Paul Morris Podcast
7 statements about Skateboarding, every show
Tony Hawk: Skaters often lose motivation after reaching milestone accolades
“There's a mindset, especially in skateboarding, where you want to make it, right? You want to get on the cover of Thrasher, or you want to have a good video part, or you want to win a contest, and if you get to that goal, you might lose your incentives.”
Hawk: Early skateboarding competition first prize was only $100
“To reach the top of skateboarding at the time I did it meant that you got your picture in a magazine. That was it. I mean, truly, like, first place for a competition was a hundred dollars.”
Hawk says Back to the Future sparked a 1986-1990 skate boom
“When Back to the Future came out in 85, kids wanted skateboards. I mean, Marty McFly invented the skateboard, and a lot of kids, that was their first glimpse of what's possible. So there was this sort of wave of popularity that happened, like, 86 to ninety-ish”
Hawk: Modern skaters land back-to-back 900s and kickflip varial 900s
“They do 900. They do back to back 900. One kid did a kick flip body barrel 900. You know, so he's got a kickflip in the middle of the 900.”
Hawk: 14 years passed between the first 720 and 900
“The era that I grew up in, a three 60 was the most you could spin, and then Mike McGill did the five 40, and then I did a seven 20, And then, 14 years passed, and between that and a 900.”
Mikey Taylor: Naturally Gifted Skateboarders Often Never Build Successful Careers
“The kids where everything comes natural to them, they almost don't cherish it because it's so easy. And then you see some of the best keyboarders actually never go anywhere with it.”