The Life of a Professional Athlete…
Punching the time clock 40 hours a week, holding down three jobs, and trying to keep a teenaged son from going down the wrong streets of a tough city.
All while attempting to hold together the values and virtues of a close knit family.What, it’s not what you expected from the life of a pro athlete?Well, Garold Vallie probably isn’t what you expected either!Garold Vallie is a Professional Skateboarder. But in a day where extreme games heroes have risen to unfathomable fame and fortune, Garold’s happiness comes from the fact that he’s been able to make it in the industry (and in life) doing it his way.Yes, Garold rides skateboards professionally. But he’s also a blue collar, 40 hours a week worker. He’s a husband and father. And he owns and operates NEMESIS SKATEBOARDS on the side while occasionally picking up the drumsticks to pound out a rhythmic beat or turning to his trusty sketch pad for a quick opportunity to release his inner thoughts.This eclectic mix of life and lifestyle has kept Garold out of the extreme games mainstream….and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Garold’s drive and determination to live and find success his way and under his rules provide an inspirational story in itself. And there are thousands of similar stories that Garold has come across touring the country on his skateboard.
Stories of Triumph, Achievement, and Accomplishment.These stories, however, don’t have a beautiful bow wrapped around them and are not delivered in pristine packaging.
These stories are gritty, they are emotional, they are sad, they are inspirational, they are dark and they are wrought with the struggles and real life challenges of overcoming adversity and circumstances to forge an ultimate outcome for which one can be proud.
They are stories of success, no doubt. But they’re stories of success found by those doing things their way and according to their beliefs - and found in truly unexpected places!