So do you consider skateboarding recreational, art or a job?
Well, there are a select few that have made it a job like Tony Hawk - but mostly it's recreational.
My son goes on and on about Tony and Rodney Mullen, who was one of the first back in 1966.
I've never heard of the Rodney Mullen guy - I think I've only heard of Tony Hawk because of all the endorsements of products.
My kid is strange. He likes to look up the history of things he's into.
I think that's amazing!  I've got one daughter into horses and we have a ton of horse books - knowledge is power they say
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Gonzales explained in reply to a question about his influence with the Blind company, "I wanted to work with my big brother doing construction—at the time I felt old, but had a young chick."
In 2006 Gonzales was awarded the "Legend Award" by Transworld Skateboarding. and the magazine selected him as the most influential skateboarder of all time (followed by Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen) in December 2011.
Art and writing.
London-based art curator Emma Reeves has explained in an introduction