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Skateboarding's spiritual side -- skaters find meaning in falls and breaking the monotony of urban life
![Danny Way of the U.S. attempts to jump the Great Wall of China on a skateboard at Ju Yong Guan Gate, north of Beijing July 9, 2005. Way became the first person Danny Way of the U.S. attempts to jump the Great Wall of China on a skateboard at Ju Yong Guan Gate, north of Beijing July 9, 2005. Way became the first person](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4DR42/danny-way-of-the-us-attempts-to-jump-the-great-wall-of-china-on-a-skateboard-at-ju-yong-guan-gate-north-of-beijing-july-9-2005-way-became-the-first-person-to-jump-over-the-great-wall-on-a-skateboard-in-an-attempt-to-set-world-records-for-unaided-height-and-distance-reutersalfred-cheng-jin-alfki-2D4DR42.jpg)
Danny Way of the U.S. attempts to jump the Great Wall of China on a skateboard at Ju Yong Guan Gate, north of Beijing July 9, 2005. Way became the first person
![Kickflip help. I ca only land with back foot even when i commit to it. I also tried kickflip landig only front foot but i have to lean backwards alot and jump Kickflip help. I ca only land with back foot even when i commit to it. I also tried kickflip landig only front foot but i have to lean backwards alot and jump](https://external-preview.redd.it/189Wj_8O7k_pmTlMjNRzOGKctLzUzcv7oSteXzd7KZI.png?width=640&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=130d53fe5714514deefed770636ed20a7de6ef7b)
Kickflip help. I ca only land with back foot even when i commit to it. I also tried kickflip landig only front foot but i have to lean backwards alot and jump
![Thinking of giving up on skateboarding because i suck …8 months still can't ollie properly, Oh and if you were seeing my rolling ollies….disaster… i am so angry and dissapointed in myself Thinking of giving up on skateboarding because i suck …8 months still can't ollie properly, Oh and if you were seeing my rolling ollies….disaster… i am so angry and dissapointed in myself](https://external-preview.redd.it/OP7V-NKT4YxsVvmhaxiLirbaHhR2OjHmQ-fRYyHRqNM.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=678bc0a145e917278814098ad990bcb4b6b3d072)
Thinking of giving up on skateboarding because i suck …8 months still can't ollie properly, Oh and if you were seeing my rolling ollies….disaster… i am so angry and dissapointed in myself
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A Teenager Skateboarder is Trying an Ollie Jump on the Sidewalk. he Loses His Balance and Falls Off the Skateboard Stock Image - Image of ollie, shirt: 199699093
![San Diego '90s skating prodigy Brandon Turner is back, with a new mission - The San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego '90s skating prodigy Brandon Turner is back, with a new mission - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/03f3e59/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5400x3600+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F51%2F3b%2Ff23b035c4d38b2a2abdaf65a2587%2Fsd-photos-1staff-671255-sd-me-brandon-turner-ncc-005.jpg)