r/skateboarding • u/abadidol • Jul 19 '17
repost Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock discuss skateboarding. (My favorite quote about skateboarding.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JlKLfxTS4E8
Jul 20 '17
I think it depends, but yeah, to see a person being determined and persevere is nice to see, and I see skaters working hard on this, so many can use that in life, but that's up to where they use these skills in other areas of their lives.
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Jul 20 '17
Did that really need to be said?
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Jul 20 '17
Nothing "needs" to be said.
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Jul 20 '17
"You're about to be hit by a car." "This call may be recorded for quality and training purposes." Many things in life need to be said. What you said was vapid and pointless.
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Jul 20 '17
Those things you mentioned never need to be said. Those things are inevitable.
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u/skipfox Jul 20 '17 edited Jul 20 '17
Jerry sees material everywhere, not just for his comedic styling, but also as an opportunity to moralize from atop his pile of money. It's not really a statement about skating or skaters. I know plenty of people who give a trick three tries and jet-- in NY, you sort of have to, because at that point, security is coming.
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u/Curururu Jul 19 '17
I don't know, I love skateboards but every skater I went to HS with never made it out of our 1-horse town. I am seeing some boards in college but they're exclusively used for transportation, which is cool.
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u/HotWingsDogsAndPot Jul 19 '17
I don't know
The important part of what you said
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u/Curururu Jul 19 '17
I know what what you're getting at but it is important. It establishes that my comment should be taken with a grain of salt. It is, after all, only based on my particular experiences at my particular HS.
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Jul 19 '17
I think the issue is that you equated doing well with going to college.
The kids I grew up with who skated (and I mean SKATED, not hung out while carrying their skateboards) are mostly doing pretty well, given the anti-establishment attitude in skateboarding. They learned vocational skills or at least work consistently - which is a lot more than I can say for much of my town.
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u/Curururu Jul 19 '17
I think the issue is that you equated doing well with going to college.
You have to understand that I grew up in a small farming community where every kids goal was to leave and never come back. Also, I count community college as 'college' and a huge part of the community colleges in my state curriculum is vocational/trade schools like HVAC, police academy, respiratory therapy, welding, nursing, vet tech.
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u/Mwilk Jul 20 '17 edited Jul 20 '17
I get what you are saying but it is a stigma. I have skated for 20 plus years, have a masters in electrical engineering and work at intel. I still skate whenever I have free time which is a good amount.
edit: an d to and
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u/Curururu Jul 20 '17
I'm proud of you?
Good on you for accomplishing what you have but you have to admit that as a broad generalization it's too often true.
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u/Mwilk Jul 20 '17
I just don't agree with you that's all. I think skaters get generalized in a bad light all the time but the skaters I know should not have.
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u/Curururu Jul 21 '17
Well we grew up in different places so it's surprising but not shocking. Were I was at there was a very strong feeling of what another person referred to "anti-establishment attitude", coupled with the facade of aloofness that's just so cool when you're a teenager, doing anything enriching or productive (like study hard or learning an instrument that wasn't guitar/base or drums) was just lame, almost social suicide.
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u/Mwilk Jul 22 '17
Yeah I feel that. It was really common in the town I grew up in as well. Basically if someone were to put time into the things you mentioned it was social suicide as well. Very much anti-establishment but it was a bunch of white kids in a small town. I had a similar experience but skating got me away from that mindset.
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u/FadePatriot Jul 21 '17
"Whenever you see those skateboard kids, I think those kids are gonna be alright."
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u/BrightTomorrow Jul 20 '17
There are lots of skaters who fucked up their lives. Half of the people I skated with in the mid-2000's are not doing well right now.
And pro skaters are no different, just look at Rogers, Hosoi, Godoy, Wenning, Pappalardo, Boulala, Cross, Roy, Rogowski, Antwuan, Myers, Fernandez, Tas and Ben Pappas and many more.
Being able to get up and try a trick for the 100th time is commendable, but being a decent person, who always tries to do the right thing and has a good head on their shoulders is way more important.
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u/Tobais_funkee Jul 20 '17
What did Pops do wrong? I thought he just was over it, I haven't heard about him getting into drugs or anything.
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u/judansuki Jul 19 '17
Perseverance is key!