Nyjah Huston Quotes

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Nyjah Huston

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 30, 1994

People assume they know you but they don't.

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Whatever the competition, I'm always there to do my best.

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I don't remember much about the first time I stepped onto a board but I remember absolutely loving it, since then it's literally the only thing I wanted to do.

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I definitely learned a lot at a very young age.

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When I was 13 years old, my family and I lived on a farm in Puerto Rico that didn't have clean, running water all the time.

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Drawing from personal experience and also knowing that so many people, kids, are still living without sanitary water... makes you want to make it easier for them.

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Everything from my friends and family to my career have gone really well, and the next step in life is to do your best to help other people in every way possible.

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A lot of the time, you know you can do a move; it's just really hard to get that first try out of the way.

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Power and strength are most important for my skating.

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I like skating big stuff, and you need the power to get on those obstacles and take the impact coming off. You need the strength to take the hard falls.

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As a street skater, I am always on the move and always looking for convenient ways to refuel.

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You never know when you're gonna come across a sick skate spot, or a skate park you wanna stop at, so as long as I'm not injured, I'm always gonna have my board on me, and my skate shoes, and whatever I need to go out there and get a little session in.

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I wish I could skate every single day.

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I literally used to skate every single day. Like, there was not a day I didn't skate.

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I do try to floss everyday cause it's obviously good for you and healthy.

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When it comes to skateboards, it's hard because it's really a personal preference. Some people will like different shapes and sizes than others.

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To be out there in the Olympics skating the board that's actually my own and a company that me and my homies have started. It's a special feeling and it's only more motivation to go out there and kill it.

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Ethiopia is beautiful. The people are so positive.

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I would say my dad wanted to keep his kids isolated from social influences like going to school and making friends.

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My oldest brother was two years older than me, and a really awesome skater.

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