Skateboarding Quotes

“Brianna dropped the skateboard in front of Sam. “Don’t worry: I won’t let you fall off.”

“Yeah? Then why did you bring the helmet?”

Brianna tossed it to him. “In case you fall off.”
― Michael Grant, Hunger

“I guess it's human nature to question yourself, to question why all the pain has had to happen? sometimes there isn't any answers it just is what it is and how we make ourselves feel and see through that, is what will determine how we move forward.”
― Nikki Rowe

“Skateboarding has taught me two things - that symbolise a meaning of life.
How to keep a balance and how to pick yourself up when you've fallen.”
― Nikki Rowe

“The Japanese approach to life is that you work every day towards perfection, knowing you will never reach it, but always moving closer. To me, that is skat[eboard]ing. It’s art, abstract expressionism on concrete.”
― Mark Hoppus, Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir

“Express to our world what is alive inside us not what their world says we should be… Our true selves should never be created by others, Held in their pockets like belongings, like trinkets. We are skaters. We are artists. We are free.”
― Jason E. Hodges, The Drop Off

“Duke to Michel: I’m fairly certain that even if
you’d struggle in a quiz against a pigeon, you are capable enough of opening doors.”
― Elias Zapple, Duke & Michel: The Mysterious Corridor

“Before you start your full day of watching Equestrian Square Dancing, Soccer Balling, Hoop Dreaming, Cricket Batting, Rugby Punching, Volleyball Chopping, Skateboard Falling, Martial Arts Bowing, Bicycle Peddlers, and College Football Hecklers, maybe we have time to learn something
Scientifically.”
― James Hauenstein

“He realizes finally that the boy he's been watching snap his board into the air, then neatly touch down- long, black, gleaming hair, pale white skin- is Felice. He didn't know she'd learned how to skateboard. He's never seen her like this before- so intently focused and content- her beauty beside the point, merely part of the catalog of effects- speed, balance, daring. He admires her athletic form and feels moved in some unexpected way.”
― Diana Abu-Jaber, Birds of Paradise

“Skateboarding is about getting a little better every day. You fall, you get up, you try again and again until you master a skill. And then you try something harder. And you fail at that. And you try again.”
― Mark Hoppus, Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir

“Nothing is too gnarly.”
― Danny Way

“Skateboarders are the surfers of urban landscapes, with the shimmer of the sea replaced by pieces of metal or glass on the floor.”
― Alain Bremond-Torrent, "Darling, it's not only about sex"

“Everything I ever needed to know about life I learned from growing up skateboarding.”
― Aesop Rock

“I feel like skating taught me to carve my own path and really applauded the weirdos in a way I could identify with.”
― Aesop Rock

“At first, I just watched the rippers from the flat in total awe of the Taj Mahal of my dreams. I was excited to spend all my time destroying myself the infamous Burnside Skatepark, which I had all to myself. This was a deep breath of heaven.”
― Nobo (Not A Hobo), Homeless On Purpose: Portland 2003

“Maybe you don’t have shit besides a skateboard and a Supertramp record, but if you have one true friend you have everything. . .”
― Robin Brown, Glitter Saints: The Cosmic Art of Forgiveness, a Memoir

“We built launch ramps and skated every parking lot in town. We were dedicated and relentless in our pursuit of skate greatness. And greatness is what we found.”
― Mark Hoppus, Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir

“The truth is: we were a bunch of lanky kids falling awkwardly on curbs in the middle of nowhere. But for the first time I felt fucking cool. Like I had a crew. Like I belonged.”
― Mark Hoppus, Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir

“Skateboarding was more than a hobby for me: it was a portal to another world.”
― Mark Hoppus, Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir