I don't look at it as skateboarding made me miss out on things in my life because if it wasn't for skateboarding i wouldn't have experienced some many of the great things i have experienced in my life.One thing i love about skateboarding is you get to go as fast as you want, where ever you want & if you fall? Get back up & try it again. As soon as i stepped on a skateboard it hasn't stopped, thats it, thats all i know. I don't do anything else, im not good at golf, i never did anything else. When i was 10-11 years old just moving into a new house i didn't go hangout with people id just skate in front of my house. Ive been skateboarding so long i don't think im cut out for a 9-5 job, i would lose my mind. There are plenty of people that are like "what, you're how old & you still ride a skateboard? what are you doing, isint that something you do when you're a kid?" But its like they will never really understand it. I could explain to them why i love it but those people will never get it. The people that ride it & get into it know exactly the feeling. Get home from school, there is your board & you're like "yes, im gonna go ride it." All day you just think i cant wait to skate. Only now do i kind of wonder like why am i so addicted to this skateboard? Its not a bad thing. Its defiantly more an art than a sport.