The way I look at tricks is if I really have my mind set on one, I'm going to learn it until I can do it 10 or 20 times in a row. I want to perfect it.

- Ryan Sheckler

Fans are the best. I'd do whatever for them.

- Ryan Sheckler

I won the first contest I ever entered, when I was 6.

- Ryan Sheckler

I am so grateful to everybody that supports the Sheckler Foundation, and gives us the ability to continue to help kids and injured action sports athletes.

- Ryan Sheckler

I don't even need to do anything; I am always amped to skate. Always amped to be competing. I love competing - that's what I do. Any contest, it doesn't really take much. Just get me on the course and I'll get going.

- Ryan Sheckler

I don't really have a type. I just kind of hang out with girls that I think have a good personality, know how to have fun, active and definitely have something going on in their life so they are busy so I'm not stuck all the time hanging out.

- Ryan Sheckler

I skate a lot with my shirt off, so working out has always been important to me. I almost have as much fun working out as I do skating. And seeing your body change, and seeing yourself get bigger and more toned and cut, makes a big difference in how you feel about yourself.

- Ryan Sheckler

When I was 5 years old, hanging out with my friends who were all older than me, like 8 or 9, I was joking around like, 'Yeah, when I'm 20 that's a perfect age to go pro.' That's what I had in my head. Then I turn pro at 13. It's all been a mystery and its all been awesome.

- Ryan Sheckler

When I am on my board, I always have my ID, ChapStick and maybe a $20 bill, because you never know when you'll need to buy a water or something.

- Ryan Sheckler

This is something I've always wanted to do- to skate through a part of New York City that thousands of people ride through every week, feeling the energy of one of the original stomping grounds of street skating.

- Ryan Sheckler

A signature ChapStick would be so sweet.

- Ryan Sheckler

I'm always trying to figure out ways to one up everyone, and that's what I love about competitions. I love challenging myself and pushing the envelope.

- Ryan Sheckler

For me, the reason I keep working out and want to get bigger and focus on staying fit is because when you do fall it's easier to tighten up and not get hurt. I also wrestle, and that helps me a lot with taking a fall. A lot of what I do at the end of they day are things that will help me to not get hurt.

- Ryan Sheckler

The world is just waiting to be skated.

- Ryan Sheckler

I've cut down on a lot of stuff this summer, just so I can hang out and be a normal kid for a while.

- Ryan Sheckler

I know exactly what I'm doing when I'm doing a trick. I really hate it when I fail.

- Ryan Sheckler

I kind of just put my boards together wherever I feel comfortable that day. It could be on the kitchen table, on the ground, on the couch, wherever.

- Ryan Sheckler

Every time somebody calls me out or tries to start something, it's motivation.

- Ryan Sheckler

I'll always have my skate life, but I absolutely like the fun of making movies.

- Ryan Sheckler

Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time to do well at anything, but if you love it, you'll stick with it.

- Ryan Sheckler