I love skateboarding!  I have been doing it since I was a kid!  Do you enjoy it?
I have tried but I'm not good at it. Skateboarding can be considered a job, recreational activity and even an art form.
I agree!  I do it for recreation.  Who do you think is the most famous skatboarder?
John Rodney Mullen is considered a very influential skateboarder who has invented numerous tricks.
I am not familiar with that name.  When did he start skateboarding?
He was born in 1966 and won his first championship at 14, he then went on to win 35 out of 36 freestyle contests being the most successful in his sport.
That is a long time ago!  I didn't even know skateboarding existed back then!Is he still involved in the sport?
I'm not sure but there was also Lewis Kristian marnell who was Slam Magazine's 2008 "Skater of the Year".
I have never heard of that magazine.  Do pro skateboarders make a lot of money?
Slam (magazine)
Slam is an American basketball magazine in circulation since 1994.
History.
"Slam" was launched in 1994 as a basketball magazine that combined the sport with hip hop culture at a time when the genre was becoming increasingly popular. It was founded by publisher Dennis Page at Harris Publications, and he hired Cory Johnson to be the first Editor in Chief. Its first issue had a cover story on Larry Johnson of the Charlotte Hornets (written by future "Fortune" editor Andrew Serwer) and
the Z-Boys when he was a young skateboarder.
Perspectives.
In an interview with "Juice" magazine, Song explained his passion for skateboarding:
I like skateboarding for what it is. I like being able to do it by myself. You need another person to hit the ball. You need someone to pitch something at you or block for you to make a basket. With skateboarding, I just pick up my board and do exactly what I want to do. Some days I have a good