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" 'Thrasher' magazine's Skater of the Year is clearly my No. 1 goal. The only way I get that is skating. Other than that, I haven't set that many outrageous goals. If I got Skater of the Year, that would just really add to it all and make me feel really good. Whether it's this year, next year or five years from now, that is my goal. "

Ryan Sheckler

Goal

Good

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Ryan Sheckler

Day

My Life

" I'm always trying to figure out ways to one up everyone, and that's what I love about competitions. I love challenging myself and pushing the envelope. "

" I am so grateful to everybody that supports the Sheckler Foundation, and gives us the ability to continue to help kids and injured action sports athletes. "

" I know exactly what I'm doing when I'm doing a trick. I really hate it when I fail. "

" Don't ever give up. You gotta keep trying, and never give up. "

" People hate me for whatever reasons they come up with, or they hate me because their friends said they should. What can I do about it? What can I do about people who look at things the wrong way? At the end of the day it's like, 'You're wrong, I'm just a skateboarder. How can I help you?' "

" The world is just waiting to be skated. "

" I just want to keep things going. I just love testing myself. "

" This is something I've always wanted to do- to skate through a part of New York City that thousands of people ride through every week, feeling the energy of one of the original stomping grounds of street skating. "

" If I weren't skateboarding, I'd love to race cars. I like anything that's fast and active. "

" I am a skateboarder, and to stay fit for skating I have to stay away from a lot of things. I go to parties and that's fun for me, but between skating and lifting and everything, I know what I have to do the next day, so I'm very conscious about my schedule and keeping it. "

Ryan Sheckler

I Am

Fun

" My life path has been a blessing and a great learning experience. Skateboarding is my passion and I don't see that changing. When I'm not skating, I love to surf. I'm open to the new experiences and opportunities. "

" Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time to do well at anything, but if you love it, you'll stick with it. "

" My whole life has been the skate life. I don't really remember doing anything besides skateboarding. "

" For me, the reason I keep working out and want to get bigger and focus on staying fit is because when you do fall it's easier to tighten up and not get hurt. I also wrestle, and that helps me a lot with taking a fall. A lot of what I do at the end of they day are things that will help me to not get hurt. "

" Every time somebody calls me out or tries to start something, it's motivation. "

Ryan Sheckler

Start

Motivation

" I just motor through school in the morning and then go skating. "

" It's not that I don't respect my parents' authority or appreciate all that they did for me, but when I was 18 I was able to move out, and I was out. I feel like a different person since then; I mean, it's obviously a big turning point in life. I feel like I've established myself, and I'm a smarter and more mature for it. "

Ryan Sheckler

Life

Feel

" I've cut down on a lot of stuff this summer, just so I can hang out and be a normal kid for a while. "

" I kind of just put my boards together wherever I feel comfortable that day. It could be on the kitchen table, on the ground, on the couch, wherever. "

" I'm not trying to be as good or better than anybody; that's not how I work. "

" A signature ChapStick would be so sweet. "

" Lakers are my boys! I'm 100 percent the biggest Kobe fan on the planet. I text him after every game to tell him what's up. "

Ryan Sheckler

Planet

Tell

" I barely ever watch TV, but when I do, I usually only watch MTV shows, like 'The Real World Sydney.' "

" I am always hurt, but what are you going to do? I have to skate. "

" If you go out there and your main purpose is to get a sponsor, then it's not gonna work. Just go out there and have fun. That's how I got sponsored. "

" I skate a lot with my shirt off, so working out has always been important to me. I almost have as much fun working out as I do skating. And seeing your body change, and seeing yourself get bigger and more toned and cut, makes a big difference in how you feel about yourself. "

Ryan Sheckler

Change

Yourself

" I don't really have a type. I just kind of hang out with girls that I think have a good personality, know how to have fun, active and definitely have something going on in their life so they are busy so I'm not stuck all the time hanging out. "

" I'm going to capitalize on everything I can. "