Ryan Sheckler Before Winning the X Games

Welcome to Young Hollywood. What's up guys? It's Michelle Marie with Young Hollywood and Vitamin Water. I am here on the Oakley rig with the one and only Ryan Sheckler and his cute dog named Dollar. I like the name, Ryan. Yeah, a little Richie Rich dog. So, you're about to go out and sign for all your fans. How are you feeling about X Games this year? Uh, I feel good. I feel real confident, real comfortable on my board. Uh, just having fun again, you know, it's a lot different from last year. I'm taking it, you know, a little bit more serious, have a little bit more fun, and it's just working out great.

Well, last time I saw you, we spent the day over at the Roosevelt Hotel and you taught me how to board. You gave me an A for effort. It's pretty good. True that, that was good. I can't believe you even got on that thing. You know, you're really coming back this year and you're at the top of your game. You know, you're a force to be reckoned with. You just, you know, qualified first. So, a lot of people are expecting you to win gold. How are you feeling about the response? Um, it's good, you know, it's it's a normal response, I feel like, you know, my fans have stuck with me for my whole life. They'll always be there. So, uh, Right.

you know, I love the support of my fans and, you know, I just want to go skate, I want to win. You know, I want to have fun, so, I feel good, I feel great on my board. Right. We'll see what happens. So, last year you were injured and, you know, you've had a lot of injuries since then. Six months you were out. Yeah. So, what are you doing to recover and get back at the top of your game? Uh, a lot of running, a lot of bike riding, a lot of uh, I don't know, a lot of swimming, a lot of physical therapy, just kind of everything to uh, you know, eating right finally. Like just staying healthy. Just being healthy and living a healthy life. It's good.

So what do you do to stay hydrated as an athlete? Uh, stay hydrated. I drink a lot of water and um, I drink uh, a little secret mix when I'm skating that I can't let anyone know about. Oh, come on. You gotta give me a little. Can't do it. Can't do it. It's better than Gatorade. I know that you were supposed to skate in park, what happened to that? Uh, just didn't get enough practice, you know. I just wasn't ready to do it and those guys were shredding and I didn't want to get out there and, you know, slow everyone down. So, it's all good. You know, maybe next year. What are the three essentials that you have to do to be on top of your game for this season? I just have to be confident.

You know, I have to definitely be having fun and, you know, I have to just trust myself. Right. And uh, all three of those things I I happen to have right now, so, I'm just cruising. So, I have to say, I mean, it's pretty amazing that you were the youngest person that ever won a gold medal here at the X Games. How do you feel about that? No, that's crazy to me still, you know, I can't believe no one's, you know, crushed that record yet. So, uh, I don't know. Get after it, little kids. You got it. I know that you have a new lineup of Oakleys. Tell me more about them. Yeah, you know, I have a signature glass with Oakley. I've had two now, I believe.

And uh, you know, we just we have such a great, you know, working relationship with Oakley that, you know, they really listen to what I have to say and, you know, the ideas I want to put into some glasses. So, you know, it's a great partnership. I've been with them for years now and, you know, I don't plan on leaving, so, it's good. And I know that recently you're exclusive to Street League. So tell me more about what made you be a part of that. Um, you know, I got invited.

You know, Rob just invited me and asked me to be a part of it and, you know, I feel like it's an honor to be mentioned with all those skaters that are in it, so, yeah, I said yeah, you know, just like I said, just skating, have fun. It's all good. Whatever comes, it comes. All right guys, I'm Ryan Sheckler, and this is Young Hollywood. See you guys later.