There is nothing extreme then the game of
skateboarding. Skateboarding began by nailing rolling skate wheels to a board of
wood and has ever since developed into a universal phenomenon and renowned intense
sport. Skateboarding takes a
different kind of athlete. From balance and strength to intuition, skill and an
ability are just basic attributes of what an individual needs to develop into a
great skateboarder. The skateboarding athletes of the 21st century are possibly
the most talented athletes in the world.
Before the current skateboard revolution of
the 90's, not many folks would have lumped skateboarders into the category of
athlete. They were often called thugs, trouble maker, talented or maybe
skilled, but never an athlete. However, now when you contrast the types of
tricks skateboarders are doing, and the astonishing things, they get their
bodies to do is just amazing. When they are fifteen feet in the air, then they
land smoothly, just to hit air seconds later to the stunts "typical" to
skateboarding athletes, people actually say that skateboarders are questionably
more nimble, then what we know as a "typical" athlete.
Simply, the risk and complexity of skateboarding
is enough to steer thousands of expectant professional skaters away from the
scene, but those that hang on through it all, know what it took to get there.
There are not many other sports that draw difference of intricacy to
skateboarding. Take this, you take off going extremely fast launch into the
air, while you're in the air you flip your body, rotate the board under your
feet, catch the board with your hand, put the board back under your feet, land
on the board and keep riding... oh and do it all with style. It is pretty
amazing what skateboarders are able
to do these days and very fun to watch.
Furthermore, skateboarding is a way to sort of "go against the grain"
when it comes to the established culture. Even though skateboard decks have
gained a strong foothold in mainstream life, there is still a certain
counterculture or rebellious attitude when it comes to being a skateboarder.
It's actually a funny dichotomy: all across the country, skateboard
parks and half-pipes are being built in public locations such as parks,
thus providing a testament to its popularity. At the same time, these popular
and public locations are being visited by people who are considered
"rebels".
