A Quote by Christian Hosoi

Contests were so pertinent that you had to think that way but today, it's not like that. You have your contest skaters, you have your video skaters, you have your skaters who don't like either of them, but they all are sponsored and get paid.

Christian Hosoi

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Christian Hosoi
American - Skateboarder
Born: October 5, 1967

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