It was not the need for speed or the opportunity to impress girls that initially drew Rob Dyrdek to skateboarding. “I idolized my sister’s boyfriend,†Dyrdek said. “He wore four bandanas on each arm and each leg, and a spiked belt across his chest and waist. He was the sickest dude ever, and I was like, ‘If he’s a skater, I gotta be a skater.’ â€
Dyrdek, now 37, began skating at 11, turned professional at 16 and quickly established himself as one of the world’s top street skaters. More recently, Dyrdek became … More
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