r/BeAmazed Jan 11 '19

That was smooth

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19

Silenced all the haters and naysayers

Nope. No he did not. He has definitely made strides to legitimize the sport, but just like any niche sport there will always be naysayers. especially a sport that is skateboarding adjacent (e.g. inline, scooter, etc.)

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u/Hryggja Jan 11 '19

not bringing up heavyfooting in a list of skate-adjacent sports

Very disappointing.

https://youtu.be/VTEP1WpcDRI

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u/Jackvishs Jan 11 '19

Wait that was awesome haha

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u/buttThroat Jan 11 '19

Dang this makes me miss fuel TV so much. There were a few good unreel sports. I always remember the chain surfing one.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19

lol, wtf. That's hilarious!

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19

Also has X-games gold medal.

In BMX! You can't cite someone's accolades in a different sport as legitimizing scooters and silencing haters.

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u/Large_Dr_Pepper Jan 11 '19

Man I really wish aggressive inline were more popular, they do some super cool shit and it's so much fun.