Wakeboard

Q & A

1. What is your favorite place that wakeskating has taken you?

   My favorite place has to have been Brazil or New Zealand

2. If you could only ride in one place for the rest of your life where would it be?

   The Florida Keys

3. Outside of wakeskating what are your other influences?

   Skateboarding, music, photos, family, friends, god

4. Who or what inspires your riding?

   All the original guys that I came up with like Thomas and Aaron. Also skateboarding

5. Favorite thing to ride behind?

   Definitely a sea doo or a dragon that is flying around the earth.

6. Butter or glass?

   Don't slip on the glass

7. I like film...

   Because with each video section you have the opportunities to make your own little piece of what you think is beautiful about your sport. It sounds corny but in a way it's almost art you create something that shows who you are and our own take on the way you do things. You notch out your own little niche that will always be their. Photos can do this to but video parts are a more long term commitment and shine through a little deeper. Their both great. I guess it's really a tie. I don't know.

8. Worst trip you have ever been on?

   If your on a trip it's never bad because your experiencing new things.

9. Best part of riding for Oakley?

   Everything. The team, the support, the products, Oakley is an industry standard and I take pride in being a part of the program

10. Have you ever been in love?

    Yeah her name is the highway

11. Gold or platinum?

    Platinum

12. Stay in or go out?

    Go out. I'm a young man. What happiness lacks in length it makes up for in heights.

13. When was the last time you played truth or dare?

    Yesterday. Yeah it went well for me

14. Most important thing in life is? .

    To have fun and try to be a good person. Let the people around you know that you care about them. Try to live life without regrets

15. Would you ever date a girl that was taller than you?

    Yeah I did and it was a little intimidating. She was stronger then me too

16. How do you feel on the dock before your run at a contest?

    Like I am about to die

17. What is your favorite color and why?

    Black like my heart

18. What Hollywood starlet would you most like to spend an afternoon with?

    One of the Olsen sisters because we share a connection that one-day will take off into something

19. What's in your future, what do you want to accomplish?

    I want to keep riding and living the dream as long as everyone stands behind me. Keep putting out good video parts and hopefully win a contest before I quit!

20. What do you love/hate about your body?

    I love my shape and physique. I feel like a muscle car most days and I am always working on making the engine purr!!

21. What pushed you to get past normalcy?

    I think I was just really lucky and had great parents and friends that helped me to become who I am. Thanks everyone!

22. What is something that you wouldn't normally tell someone about yourself?

    I really like watching cat videos on youtube. They really do it for me I don’t know why.

23. What habits do you have?

    I have quite a few habits. Some healthy and some not.

24. When do you get out of control?

    Everyone once in a while I kind of let the tiger out of the cage late at night when I am celebrating life.

25. What are you afraid of?

    I really don’t like spiders and I worry about all the people I care about.

26. When did you first start wakeskating?

    Probably like 99 or something I was pretty young it might have been sooner.

27. If you weren’t ripping on a wakeskate, what would you be doing for a living?

    I have no idea. Maybe fishing back home or trying to write for someone.

28. Talent…other than wakeskating:

    I like to skateboard but I don’t know if i'm that talented at it. Probably making up songs that spoof the wakeboarding industry. Not to be cocky but I am great at that. The weird Al of wake I like to think. Its nothing to be proud of!

29. Your Favorite music artist or something:

    I really like Conor Oberst and everything he has ever put out. I listen to everything though.

30. Oakleys are:

    The best products on the market that continue to reinvent themselves and get better and better while never losing the foundation or fundamentals that made them great in the first place.

31. Best song to ride to:

    Anything by Ke$ha

32. Walking, Head Banging or fist pumping?

    Fist pumping! I was on that tip long before the Jersey Shore blew it up. It was my move. Now I just grab the wall in the bar and dance by myself. It works sometimes.

33. Dream vacation spot:

    In the Bahamas with my family and my friends

34. Would you rather get punched in the gut by Mr. T. or super roundhouse kicked in the face by Chuck Norris?

    I recently got hit in the face and it was a real bummer. I am not a fighter. I feel the gut kick might be a little better.

35. People would be super surprised if they knew that you…

    Probably the cat videos on Youtube, man. That’s a pretty weird thing.

36. What maneuvers are you working on?

    All whinching stuff. Just finding new spots and trying flip tricks and new ways to ride them.

37. You’ve been mistaken for:

    A homeless person.

38. Food:

    I like all food. Whatever my mom cooks is the best.

39. Megan Fox or Keira Knightley?

    Keira Knightley. Megan Fox has been looking rough lately and she is married to that guy from 90210 and I cant really get behind that. Although I am psyched for him.

40. Last words…

    Thank you all so much for everything! I appreciate it more than I can express and God bless everyone. Good luck