Ahhhh… Not the only ideology he was wrong with, then.
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Repurposing a George Bernard Shaw quote.
Not that I imagine for a second that he knew that’s what he was doing. He probably heard someone else do the same thing when talking about baseball or basketball or whatever.
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You’re right: GBS said
We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing
Then Jay Adam’s did his version.
So Andy Mac was using it third-hand. But it’s a sentiment I really like: older skaters still loving it as much as ever and still pushing their limits years after many other people their age have given up. Or as Tony Hawk puts it, skating till the wheels fall off.
On a similar theme, I quite liked this that ol’ strawberry salad popped on his Insta feed recently.
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If anyone is keen it’s shop riot this weekend at Bay . You’ll need to get free spectator tickets from Bay66 website.
I’ll be there judging and not sitting down due to bad back
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Was about to post that. Thread worthy?
Haven’t watched yet but has potential to be a palatable replacement to the old games of skate.
EDIT: Can confirm this is pretty good. Challenge is fun and Gravette’s rad.
Yer just watched all of that Gravette is funny
Not as good as ep 1
Live coverage of the PARK FINAL - 2024 Skateboard GB National Championship 2024 from The Loading Bay, Glasgow
https://www.youtube.com/live/Xgnwi93F4uE?si=OeT2J0tMa_u5sO-6
Lola Tambling wins on her last run. Pretty sick. Feel bad for Lilly Strachan, always seems to finish just behind Lola but can do legit kickflip indys.
Also two phrases that Churchill uses in his commentary really grates - “all the style for all the miles” and “all the power in the final hour”.
Fuck me, Chris Joslin is only 28.
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The Durao legend builds.
His face reminds me of mendzibal but the accent throws me. Kind of feel like he should be a modern day Gino.
Open thread over at slap
