this fun-loving Canadian skateboarder will try anything once or so he said hi
will try anything once or so he said hi
will try anything once or so he said hi I’m mahila common and welcome to
I’m mahila common and welcome to
I’m mahila common and welcome to watchmojo.com today will be speaking
watchmojo.com today will be speaking
watchmojo.com today will be speaking with Ryan de Santa
tell me how did you get into
tell me how did you get into skateboarding I don’t know I was just a
skateboarding I don’t know I was just a
skateboarding I don’t know I was just a kid and just looked like fun so I just
kid and just looked like fun so I just
kid and just looked like fun so I just grabbed a bored one day and enjoyed it
how do you keep the passion for it going
how do you keep the passion for it going it’s just one of those things that like
it’s just one of those things that like
it’s just one of those things that like there’s so much you can do on it it’s
there’s so much you can do on it it’s
there’s so much you can do on it it’s like not like a soccer where you’re just
like not like a soccer where you’re just
like not like a soccer where you’re just trying to put the ball in the goal but
trying to put the ball in the goal but
trying to put the ball in the goal but you can be so creative with it so it
you can be so creative with it so it
you can be so creative with it so it never gets boring
and what trick are you trying to achieve
and what trick are you trying to achieve like what still needs some work well
like what still needs some work well
like what still needs some work well every trick needs work it’s all about
every trick needs work it’s all about
every trick needs work it’s all about consistency I mean it’s like golf you
consistency I mean it’s like golf you
consistency I mean it’s like golf you know it’s hard to hit that little sweet
know it’s hard to hit that little sweet
know it’s hard to hit that little sweet spot and stuff so you know I’m working
spot and stuff so you know I’m working
spot and stuff so you know I’m working on all of them
and what are some of the major
and what are some of the major challenges that you have to overcome in
challenges that you have to overcome in
challenges that you have to overcome in this sport it’s just a hard industry
this sport it’s just a hard industry
this sport it’s just a hard industry sometimes and you know it’s not as big
sometimes and you know it’s not as big
sometimes and you know it’s not as big as like a lot of other industries it’s
as like a lot of other industries it’s
as like a lot of other industries it’s hard to get in and get your own little
hard to get in and get your own little
hard to get in and get your own little niche I would say that’s one of the hard
niche I would say that’s one of the hard
niche I would say that’s one of the hard things to overcome and just try to be an
things to overcome and just try to be an
things to overcome and just try to be an individual and there’s a lot of people
individual and there’s a lot of people
individual and there’s a lot of people that can like hate on something like
that can like hate on something like
that can like hate on something like your style or whatever your tricks or
your style or whatever your tricks or
your style or whatever your tricks or but you know you just gotta do what you
but you know you just gotta do what you
but you know you just gotta do what you do and you do what you think is cool how
do and you do what you think is cool how
do and you do what you think is cool how do you cope with injuries in the sport I
do you cope with injuries in the sport I
do you cope with injuries in the sport I just try to like pay attention to them
just try to like pay attention to them
just try to like pay attention to them and it’s something that you can’t ignore
and it’s something that you can’t ignore
and it’s something that you can’t ignore because well it hurts when you’re
because well it hurts when you’re
because well it hurts when you’re skating and be it hurts like it’s gonna
skating and be it hurts like it’s gonna
skating and be it hurts like it’s gonna hurt later on if you don’t take care of
hurt later on if you don’t take care of
hurt later on if you don’t take care of it and he’ll it properly so that’s what
it and he’ll it properly so that’s what
it and he’ll it properly so that’s what i do i just take as much care as I can
i do i just take as much care as I can
i do i just take as much care as I can how long do you see yourself
how long do you see yourself
how long do you see yourself skateboarding for um I don’t know I can
skateboarding for um I don’t know I can
skateboarding for um I don’t know I can see myself skateboarding until I mean
see myself skateboarding until I mean
see myself skateboarding until I mean I’m 25 now so at least another 10 more
I’m 25 now so at least another 10 more
I’m 25 now so at least another 10 more years probably 15 until I’m 40 and then
years probably 15 until I’m 40 and then
years probably 15 until I’m 40 and then I don’t know maybe hopefully be able to
I don’t know maybe hopefully be able to
I don’t know maybe hopefully be able to skate some holes and stuff like that
skate some holes and stuff like that
skate some holes and stuff like that when I’m older like Barry Walsh I don’t
when I’m older like Barry Walsh I don’t
when I’m older like Barry Walsh I don’t know how old that guy is but yeah I
know how old that guy is but yeah I
know how old that guy is but yeah I don’t know hopefully 4550 whatever
and are there other sports that you take
and are there other sports that you take part in are there other things you do to
part in are there other things you do to
part in are there other things you do to train or in keep in shape um yeah I just
train or in keep in shape um yeah I just
train or in keep in shape um yeah I just I try to stay in the best shape I can
I try to stay in the best shape I can
I try to stay in the best shape I can because skateboarding’s like not pretty
because skateboarding’s like not pretty
because skateboarding’s like not pretty physically demanding when you’re in a
physically demanding when you’re in a
physically demanding when you’re in a certain caught kind of kind of contest
certain caught kind of kind of contest
certain caught kind of kind of contest format or whatever but uh I mean I just
format or whatever but uh I mean I just
format or whatever but uh I mean I just ice skate every day so that’s what I do
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