Yes, the riders can get crippled and even killed. But that's just the way of the West. They ride for love -- not money. Well, that and for beer and to impress young girls. I guess some things never change.

It is true I have not been killed or crippled, been a loser in the stocks, or had to forswear my fatherland, but I have not quite gone free and have a right to say something.

About 95 percent of skateboarders worldwide are not vert riders. They don't have vert ramps around. It's easier to ride the streets.

It's easy for me to establish an immediate rapport with riders ? I can hop in the pipe and ride, I've been there before. I do it for the same reason they do: the love of the sport. My goals are the same as theirs. I want for them what they want for themselves and that's the best that they can do.

If horse riders tire of the trails at Governor Dodge, they can ride our 10 miles of trails.

He's crippled because I am.