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" Business is my passion. "
Rob Dyrdek
Business
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" I was raised by some very grounded, hardworking, Middle America parents. "
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" DC and Monster have always supported my vision for street skateboarding, from building skate plazas throughout the world to now creating the first-ever professional skateboarding league. "
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" As I've evolved, I'm capable of doing a lot of things at once, but really, as an entrepreneur and business person, it's more about adding the right structure to be able to handle scaling all those things as opposed to being at the forefront of doing a lot of them. "
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" Without a doubt, Dana White is my biggest influence. "
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" In Ohio, I built the world's first skate plaza. "
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" I started my first company when I was 18 and learned by trial through fire, having no formal education or entrepreneurial experience. "
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" I built a very methodical television show around my business. I learned how to use television as a platform to advertise products. I created a platform showcasing the stuff that I build. It's taking the integration model to another level. "
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" At most contests now, skaters are judged against themselves. "
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" The reality of professional skateboarding contests is that they're not relevant in our world. "
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" If my parents really understood how much I've learned that I could never learn in school, they'd be very proud. Instead, I'm still their crazy kid, sagging his pants and dancing around on the laptop. "
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" I only drink coffee grown in high altitude rain forests. "
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" As skateboarding evolved, it evolved away from competition. Having a best-trick contest doesn't work. "
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