"Just growing up as a skateboarder, you're looking for spots to skate, " he said.

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Every Team Pain employee is a skateboarder, so they look at the world in a unique way.

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He said I'd never make a living as a skateboarder, so it seemed to him that my future was bleak.

NPR: Do What You Love

Turns out, no amount of money could buy a skateboarder's loyalty.

FORBES: Later, Skater

Hundreds of backgrounds are ready to go, among them depictions of a fish, a skateboarder, a View-Master, a leaf, a lovable monster, a Polaroid camera, a high-heel shoe, a head-banging rocker and a kissing couple.

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"They definitely take more abuse than any golfer ever will, " says Andy MacDonald, a professional skateboarder.

CNN: Extreme sports diving into mainstream

Mr Corr, also known as Dee, was a talented skateboarder.

BBC: The apartment block where a man's body was found

In 2007, skateboarder Jake Brown had both of his shoes blown off after falling 50 feet straight onto a hardwood floor.

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