Paul Rodriguez
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Podcast Appearances
Yeah, and again, it's like they're not wrong if they feel that way because Tony is a pioneer.
He's invented many things, and also he's opened the door for the rest of us to have careers.
He made it mainstream.
He made it something that the general public paid attention to, so he's a bigโฆ
kind of pioneer in that way as well.
So you can factor all those things into like, he's the reason why a lot of us have careers today.
And while we've been able to, you know, get bigger sponsors and have more TV time.
So again, it's, there is no, in my opinion, there's no right or wrong answer.
Tony's your favorite.
Tony's your favorite.
If,
you know mark johnson's your favorite mark johnson your favorite i can't i can't tell you you're wrong you know for sure yeah was tony someone you uh kind of looked up to when you were just starting out i admire tony but we we skate completely different he's a vert skater you know skates uh vert and he he did dabble in the street in the early 90s for sure yeah but um i grew up as a street skater i i um i jump stairs i do handrails i skate ledges i skate in the school yards uh i skate behind you know
alleyways whatever i find architecture on the street if i see it and i think i could skate it that's what i'm into is that your first thought when you see uh yeah it's a habit to this day no matter what even when i like when i walk up any set of stairs i count them it's just like a habit i have to count the stairs or like i'll be driving especially when i was a little kid with my mom we'll drive and i'll i'll be with her whatever and i'll look out the window like oh i'll see a handrail i'll be like mom
What are the, what are the streets?
Can you help me remember the streets?
Like, so I can help before GPS, you know, like, so I can remember, like try to come back and look at a spot or something.
Yeah.
It's, I mean, I'm so grateful.
That's dope.
Um, how many set of stairs can you clear?