Skateboarding Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old skateboarding quotes, skateboarding sayings, and skateboarding proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Skateboarding teaches you how to take a fall properly. If you try to kickflip down some stairs, it might take you thirty tries - and you just learn how to take a tumble out of it without getting hurt. Bam Margera
I think that skateboarding can absolutely help make peace... I know skateboarding can bring people together. You can travel anywhere and if someone's skateboarding, they like you regardless of where you're from or what you do. You skateboard and that's it.” Jamie Thomas
The hardest thing about skateboarding is consistency: The slightest flick of your foot or gust of wind can send your board flying, so it's really anybody's game out there. Shaun White
I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization. Tony Hawk
It's physical and mental, you have something to focus on. Dennis Busenitz
You might not make it to the top, but if you are doing what you love. there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous. Tony Hawk
Every skateboard maneuver in an empty swimming pool or ramp starts with a drop-in. Konstantin Butz
Many skateboarders prefer to buy a blank board so they can put their own graphics on it . Edward Willett
Turning Skateboarding would be pretty boring if you could only travel in straight lines. Edward Willett
Skateboard trucks are the steering devices on the bottom of the board to which the wheels are attached. Edward Willett
Even the best skateboarder you've ever seen started just the way you are. Edward Willett
Skateboarding is more than riding a board. It's is more than riding a board. It's a style that has its own fashion look, music, magazines, and language. Jana Voelke Studelska
The most famous of all skateboarding competitions is the X Games, which started in the mid-1990s. Jana Voelke Studelska
At the 1999 X Games, Tony Hawk made skateboarding history by becoming the first skater to land a 900. Jana Voelke Studelska
Alan Gelfand started skateboarding at age 10, after his dad bought him a skateboard. A few later, he invented the Ollie, which was also the nickname given to him by his buddies. Jana Voelke Studelska
Tony Hawk is a famous skateboarder who built a huge business of video games, DVDs, skateboard gear, clothing and skateboard tours. Jana Voelke Studelska
The deck is the main part of the skateboard. Most skateboard decks are made of wood. Matt Doeden
Most skateboarding tricks begin with an ollie. Skaters step hard on the board's tail. The board then pops into the air. Matt Doeden
Skateboarding is truly an American sport, as it began in the 1950s in California. Matt Doeden
The handplant is an impressive skateboarding move. Eric Preszler
Skateboarding because popular in the early 1960s. Eric Preszler
The idea of skateboarding dates back to the early 1900s. People attached roller-skate wheels to wooden planks. They connected scooter like handles to the front of the boards. Eric Preszler
A skater needs more than just a skateboard. Beginners should wear knee, elbow, and wrist pads. Eric Preszler
Skateboarding has come a long way from the scooter like inventions of the sport's early days. Eric Preszler
In the '90s, skateboard fashion became more mainstream than it had ever been before. Brian Wingate