he is one of the most influential skateboarders of all time and now he’s
skateboarders of all time and now he’s
skateboarders of all time and now he’s using that influence to help others hi
using that influence to help others hi
using that influence to help others hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today our host
watchmojo.com and today our host
watchmojo.com and today our host Veronica got the chance to speak with
Veronica got the chance to speak with
Veronica got the chance to speak with Tony Alva about his charitable efforts
Tony Alva about his charitable efforts
Tony Alva about his charitable efforts and his proudest moment now you’re
and his proudest moment now you’re
and his proudest moment now you’re recognized is one of the most
recognized is one of the most
recognized is one of the most influential skateboarders out there but
influential skateboarders out there but
influential skateboarders out there but in your opinion what’s your best
in your opinion what’s your best
in your opinion what’s your best accomplishment you know skateboarding
accomplishment you know skateboarding
accomplishment you know skateboarding has a lot to do with some of the prouder
has a lot to do with some of the prouder
has a lot to do with some of the prouder moments i would think my pride is really
moments i would think my pride is really
moments i would think my pride is really attached to a lot of things nowadays
attached to a lot of things nowadays
attached to a lot of things nowadays that don’t really have to do so much
that don’t really have to do so much
that don’t really have to do so much with material things i think that my
with material things i think that my
with material things i think that my proudest moment is any moment to where i
proudest moment is any moment to where i
proudest moment is any moment to where i can share some of my experience with the
can share some of my experience with the
can share some of my experience with the kids whether they’re aspiring
kids whether they’re aspiring
kids whether they’re aspiring professional skateboarders are just kids
professional skateboarders are just kids
professional skateboarders are just kids that i meet you know from being on the
that i meet you know from being on the
that i meet you know from being on the road doing stuff for vans I’ve been an
road doing stuff for vans I’ve been an
road doing stuff for vans I’ve been an ambassador for skateboarding for quite a
ambassador for skateboarding for quite a
ambassador for skateboarding for quite a few years instead of being a competitive
few years instead of being a competitive
few years instead of being a competitive skateboarder a lot of kids kind of get
skateboarder a lot of kids kind of get
skateboarder a lot of kids kind of get too serious about skateboarding too soon
too serious about skateboarding too soon
too serious about skateboarding too soon the message that i carry really is just
the message that i carry really is just
the message that i carry really is just that it’s really got to be just about
that it’s really got to be just about
that it’s really got to be just about keeping it simple and having fun today
keeping it simple and having fun today
keeping it simple and having fun today you’re helping underprivileged kids
you’re helping underprivileged kids
you’re helping underprivileged kids through skateboarding how does that work
through skateboarding how does that work
through skateboarding how does that work exactly just by doing something for fair
exactly just by doing something for fair
exactly just by doing something for fair and for free you know it helps you and
and for free you know it helps you and
and for free you know it helps you and them by just having some sort of mission
them by just having some sort of mission
them by just having some sort of mission that revolves around compassion and just
that revolves around compassion and just
that revolves around compassion and just benevolence believe me I’m not a saint
benevolence believe me I’m not a saint
benevolence believe me I’m not a saint but you know I just strive to be
but you know I just strive to be
but you know I just strive to be connected to something that’s bigger
connected to something that’s bigger
connected to something that’s bigger than myself and channel through you know
than myself and channel through you know
than myself and channel through you know positive energy to the kids a lot of
positive energy to the kids a lot of
positive energy to the kids a lot of times you know they look at me as like a
times you know they look at me as like a
times you know they look at me as like a hero and like a tough guy and this and
hero and like a tough guy and this and
hero and like a tough guy and this and that which in a way I am on the outside
that which in a way I am on the outside
that which in a way I am on the outside when I was younger I kind of had some
when I was younger I kind of had some
when I was younger I kind of had some issues with that stuff so you know as
issues with that stuff so you know as
issues with that stuff so you know as I’ve gotten older I’ve learned to expose
I’ve gotten older I’ve learned to expose
I’ve gotten older I’ve learned to expose and become transparent and expose more
and become transparent and expose more
and become transparent and expose more of them I would say the softer side of
of them I would say the softer side of
of them I would say the softer side of my personality you know and still be a
my personality you know and still be a
my personality you know and still be a pretty hardcore skateboarder you know
pretty hardcore skateboarder you know
pretty hardcore skateboarder you know there’s a fine line between the two now
there’s a fine line between the two now
there’s a fine line between the two now I read that you
I read that you
I read that you advise people to share a little bit of
advise people to share a little bit of
advise people to share a little bit of them sounds like you’ve done but if they
them sounds like you’ve done but if they
them sounds like you’ve done but if they don’t have fame how can we do it I think
don’t have fame how can we do it I think
don’t have fame how can we do it I think a lot of people have issues you know
a lot of people have issues you know
a lot of people have issues you know including myself and we can overcome
including myself and we can overcome
including myself and we can overcome those you know by having a solution in
those you know by having a solution in
those you know by having a solution in our life in the solution does not always
our life in the solution does not always
our life in the solution does not always come from being rich and famous I think
come from being rich and famous I think
come from being rich and famous I think the true success is measured in your
the true success is measured in your
the true success is measured in your happiness in like what you have in your
happiness in like what you have in your
happiness in like what you have in your life such as me being a professional
life such as me being a professional
life such as me being a professional skateboarder you know I really have a
skateboarder you know I really have a
skateboarder you know I really have a sense of success because of the fact
sense of success because of the fact
sense of success because of the fact that I enjoy what I’m doing and the
that I enjoy what I’m doing and the
that I enjoy what I’m doing and the ability to stay in the moment and be
ability to stay in the moment and be
ability to stay in the moment and be happy in that moment and carry that
happy in that moment and carry that
happy in that moment and carry that through on a daily basis because you
through on a daily basis because you
through on a daily basis because you know it’s just one day at a time you
know it’s just one day at a time you
know it’s just one day at a time you know yesterday is gone tomorrow’s not
know yesterday is gone tomorrow’s not
know yesterday is gone tomorrow’s not guaranteed it’s just about right now so
guaranteed it’s just about right now so
guaranteed it’s just about right now so we’re looking pretty happy right now
we’re looking pretty happy right now
we’re looking pretty happy right now that was good thank you so much is great
that was good thank you so much is great
that was good thank you so much is great having you well that’s the way it is you
having you well that’s the way it is you
having you well that’s the way it is you know so that’s my philosophy at least so
know so that’s my philosophy at least so
know so that’s my philosophy at least so thank you very much for letting me share
thank you very much for letting me share
thank you very much for letting me share that with y’all
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