It did what it was supposed to do. It was fun for a while. At what point did you feel that you had enough distance from the show and that you were again accepted as one of the gnarliest skaters out there? When I stopped worrying about it, honestly. I was so mad at Jamie because he had said something negative. I just went into defense mode - that was all I knew. Years later I got a hold of him and told him I was sorry.
Honestly though, not one single person can destroy skateboarding. That's kind of the impression I was under with these guys. It was like, "Oh his show is destroying skateboarding!
I'm one guy, man. Skateboarding is a freedom for me. I was at a point in my career and in my life that people thought it was interesting, and they wanted to make a show.
I've known you since you were a little kid and I think you are skating at the highest level you have ever skated. I've never skated better. I've never felt more one with my board. It's such an extension of my body right now. I'm out in the streets constantly filming for my Etnies part. It's all good. I owe a lot of that to training four days a week for the past year and a half religiously. My skating has changed immensely because I trust my body, and I know how strong my body is. I've been boxing for over a year now.
That alone has opened up my hips to a range that I've never had opened. I'm 27 years old and I'm getting more flexible, stronger and smarter. It gives me chills because I love it so much. I get into my park and I'll start skating, then I'll look at the clock and three hours passed. My body is ready for anything.
Not just skateboarding, just life in general. Whatever gets thrown at me, I'm ready for. It's a powerful feeling. You've accomplished a lot in a short amount of time.
You've been involved in skating since you were a little kid, the TV show, the Sheckler Foundation. What do you think your legacy will be 40 years down the road? It's crazy because I want to fall into that mentor role. I want to guide these kids. If they want help, I want to help. For me, skating was about being able to get invited to those parties. That ate me alive because I wanted to get invited and then I was invited to everything. All of a sudden, I wasn't skating as much.
Skating wasn't really the focus. All of a sudden, I was worried about all of this BS. And it's BS. It really is. What're you going to do? You're going to go to the club and take a drunk girl home.
It's the same damn thing. It's annoying. It's boring. And it takes so much energy. For me, drugs and alcohol just stole memories. The constant demands of Hollywood sparked nearly a decade long mental downward spiral that would eventually lead him to enter a rehab facility in Reality television loves drama and 'Life of Ryan' had it in spades off and on the board.
Sheckler set the bar high with a 94 in his first run but then cooled off ever so slightly to give P-Rod a chance at the win. Paul came damn close with a The crowd and the cameras loved every minute of the back and forth slug fest. Guts is one thing about Ryan that Hollywood superstardom never watered down.
From his infamous attempts to backside flip the massive El Toro stair set to his legendary kickflip over the Costco gap see the footage of both in Ryan's "Skaters In Cars" video to this huge kickflip off the roof to seal his gold medal at X Games XIV, Ryan Sheckler has always been willing to go bigger than anyone else.
This cover of The Skateboard Mag now known as Berrics Magazine is a testament to just how daring Ryan Sheckler was willing to go for skateboarding progression. A simple ollie off this foot tall gap into a Costco parking lot would have buckled most skaters' knees.
The fact that Ryan kickflipped it gave the entire skateboard world pause. Watch Ryan's episode of "Skaters In Cars" to get the first person feel of rolling up to this gap. For Ryan Sheckler, one of the most rewarding benefits of the newfound success and stardom he earned as a result of his reality TV show was the ability to give back to kids via The Sheckler Foundation. In the nearly ten years since creating The Sheckler Foundation, Ryan has empowered countless at-risk youths, children on the Autism spectrum, injured action sports athletes and kids in need to "Be The Change," and in turn, have their lives changed forever.
Announcing X Games Chiba April , Report a Bug Ads on XGames. Ryan Sheckler opens up: Life, Family and Sobriety. Through the years with Ryan Sheckler. Your browser doesn't support iframes Your browser doesn't support iframes. Even more important to him are the magazine covers, photo shoots and video parts that have helped establish him as more than a contest skater, though that remains a priority, too.
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