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The Philosophy of skateboarding
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The Philosophy of skateboarding 1. Skateboarding as a primary form of expressive communication. 2. Skateboarding as a lifestyle. 3. Skateboarding and society. Skateboarding as a primary form of expressive communication. Skateboarding is not a sport. There's no sportsmanship about it. I mean there is to a certain degree. But I look at skateboarding as more of an art, than being an athlete. Above all. I mean its art. Its technique, and its form. And its just what looks good is basically what it comes down to. When you do a trick, your mind needs to be clear, you can't think of anything else. And just like, in a split second before you do the trick, like, you're jumping down a set of stairs, or whatever, you don't think about anything else, you're just kind of empty. It's not like in the middle of a trick, you're hearing what everybody's saying, you're completely focused on doing the trick....
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