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Arizona Desert, late 1970s: while death takes out many professional athletes, it would appear that skateboarding seems to suffer more than its fair share of losses | Photo: Warren Bolster
Do skateboarding superstars die too soon?
One of the most amazing things about skateboarding is that its superstars tend to be within reach of the ordinary skater.
Skateboarding: look after you mental health as you do with your skateboard | Photo:
Skateboarding, mental health, and spiritual maintenance
What is the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the maintenance of your skateboard? What about the maintenance of your spirit?
Skateboarding: when you feel the walls closing in on you a little, go jump on your skateboard and feel that special stoke | Photo: Shutterstock
When the tough days come, jump on your skateboard
Gregg Carroll played a unique role in skateboarding. As part of the first wave, you can catch him in the Academy Award-winning film "Skaterdater."
Skateboarding: have you ever thought about your riding legacy? | Photo: Shutterstock
What is your skateboarding legacy?
"The key to immortality is to live a life worth living."
Skateboarding: a sport for the living | Photo: Shutterstock
A skate geezer ruminates on death and dying
There are literally millions of articles, books, videos, podcasts, and pieces of art dedicated to the ideas surrounding death and dying.
Randy Smith, 1978: skateboard racing at Mom
The origins of skateboard racing in the Rocky Mountains
Like every human endeavor, it starts with one or more individuals who dare do something extreme, something they feel is worth personal sacrifice even if it means being the object of derision, even hostility.

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