18 Year old Ryan Sheckler has taken the world by storm
in recent years. The pro skateboarding phenomena has
been ripping it up on a board since he could stand and
has kept pushing his skills since. His smash hit TV
show “Life of Ryan” give a candid look into the ups
and downs of being a young pro skater. The show has
been a wildly popular hit with skaters and non skaters
alike and is one of
MTV’s
top shows!
Ryan was born on December 30th 1989 in San Clemente
California.
In
The Begining
According to Sheckler he began riding
his 1st skate board at the young age of only 18 months
old. Obsessed with his fathers old Alva board with 10
inch wheels hanging in his parents garage, this
motivated Ryan to get on a board at a very young
age. By the age of 6 Ryan Sheckler was taking
skateboarding very seriously and was practicing an
average of 22 hours a week on his own backyard
ramps. His favorite skater Tony Hawk came to his 7th
birthday party and took time to show the ropes to
Ryan. This helped launch his future into the
skateboarding world even further.
The Start of a
Career
Sheckler began to enter and win the
CASL skateboarding
championships and at the age of 10 he got his 1st
sponsor. He turned pro in 2003 after winning the X
Games and also in that year he was named Dew action
sports Athlete of the Year. In 2004 Ryan was named
National street Champion in the World Cup of
Skateboarding. In 2006 he won Australians Global
Assault contest.
Ryan Sheckler’s commitment to skateboarding is 100%
and he has the broken bones to prove it. Of his many
breaks and injuries Ryan says his worst was on a
failed smith grind attempt down a large handrail. This
result in him breaking his foot in 2 places and is his
worst injury to date.
Despite his injuries and risk to life and limb
Sheckler stays committed to his sport. ”Skateboarding
is my life and I do it because I love it” as he
says….although he does also say if he wasn’t involed
in skateboarding then motocross would for sure become
his new passion.
Other
Interests and Other Projects
Besides Skating and Motocross Ryan is very into
Snowboarding and Surfing. He is also a big time music
fan and his favourite bands are Guns and Roses and The
Cure.
His favorite skaters are Paul Rodriguez Rodney Mullen
and Jereme Rogers, to name a few.He has 2 younger
brothers who also like to skate, Shane and Kane.
His sponsors include Etnies, Volcom, Oakles, Red Bull and
Panasonic.
Besides TV Ryan Sheckler has
gotten into movies as well. MVP, Grind and Dishdogz are
a few films he’s been in. Recently Ryan has been seen
on Donald Trumps hit reality show” Pageant Place” he
was also recently seen on the Ellen Show.
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