Who Influences You?

In today’s Transworld Skateboarding I read a new post called: ” The 30 most influential skaters of all time.” 

Steve Caballero

It was great to see that Steve (Cab) Caballero who was #14 …. and Christian Hosoi who was #4 as part of the most influential skaters of all time! Both of these men are CHRISTIANS.

These men influence me as they choose to follow Christ and continue to do what they love and what God has gifted them to do ….. SKATE!

The people that YOU choose to hang out with, follow around or influence you, has a hugh impact on your life.

If you are a Christian and your a skater, these are the kind of men that you need to surround yourself with, along with Brian Sumner, Chad Tim Tim, Richard Mulder and many other Christian skaters. You should be reading about what they are up to, where they are, what they are reading in the Bible, etc; so that you will be influenced by them and follow their footsteps and even take over where they left off when they are long gone.

If you NOT a Christian, Still, these are the kind of men that you need to keep an eye on, to follow, to read about, to watch their videos and see how they live their lives, with integrity, honor, but most of all who they follow …. JESUS CHRIST!

Christian Hosoi

These are the kind of men that I choose to follow and who I choose to read about, and who I choose to watch their videos, and who I choose to keep an eye on so that they can influence me.

So …. Who Influences YOU? 

Leave a comment, we would love to hear from you.

Maloof’s Build New Skate Park

Awesome Skate Park Built in my home state of NY in the same borough that I am from …. Queens NY. Now they build a skate park like this when I am gone, right!!!

The Maloof Money Cup was at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens NY this past June.

Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe today joined Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, State Senator Frank Padavan, State Assembly Member Grace Meng, Joe and Gavin Maloof (owners of The Palms in Las Vegas and the Sacramento Kings), CEO of California Skateparks Joe Ciaglia and pro skateboarders to cut the ribbon on a new skate park in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

The Maloof Brothers generously funded the $1.15-million Flushing Meadows Corona Skate Park through the “Adopt-a-Park” program, where small businesses, community groups, and civic–minded individuals provide financial support for the refurbishment and maintenance of New York City’s greenspaces. In addition, the Maloofs will provide $225,000 for maintenance of the skate park over three years. The skate park features elements from some of the most popular skateboarding sites around the city including Union Square Park, Brooklyn Banks and Chrystie Park.

 The Parks Department is home to 13 skate parks throughout the five boroughs with two more in construction. Skateboarding is extremely popular in the city and it is estimated that there are more than one million skateboarders in NYC alone.

“New York was first on our list of expansion markets because it’s the headquarters for skateboarding on the East Coast and is home to some of the most iconic skate spots in the world,” said Joe Maloof. “With the Brooklyn Banks set to close for four years, the timing was perfect for us to bring the Maloof Money Cup to New York City. The skateboarding community is really phenomenal in how open and inclusive they are of everyone. We’ve always wanted to build a park that we can leave intact for everyone in the community to enjoy, and thanks to the NYC Parks & Recreation Department and support from Vans, we were able to make it happen.”

The skate park made its debut, on June 5th and 6th, with the first-ever Maloof Money Cup in NYC, a two-day skateboarding competition where top pro skateboarders from around the country competed in the Volcom Street Pro for $250,000 in prizes. Paul Rodriguez, Chris Cole, Torey Pudwill, Mike Carroll and more showed off their skills at the new skate park.

My wife and I got to watch the Maloof Money Cup on TV in our Florida home. Greg Lutzka was the NY winner of the Maloof Money Cup. Wish we were there to see it LIVE! Oh well … but when we go to visit family in NY, we are definitely gonna hit up that skate park.

Check out the Maloof Money Cup Website: http://www.maloofmoneycup.com/skateboarding

Also check out Google images of Flushing Skate Park and Maloof Money Cup

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Mike Steinkamp

Check out this cool dude Mike Steinkamp. He is 20 yrs old and he lives in Wilmington NC. Mike loves to shred and has been skating for 8 years and his sponsors are:

• Side Arm Skate & Surf
• Mostic Inc.
• Sucker Skateboards.

Best of all, Mike is a dude who loves and serves Jesus Christ. Check out his short video. You will see that skaters who love & serve Jesus are pretty cool people.