"I was with Danny Castillo, Davey, this kid Mick, and this other kid Tony Kelly. They showed me a Powell Peralta video with Ray Barbee in it, that's what really got me. Being a little hood kid, that was the first time I'd ever seen him. It looked like he had real style; that's when I really took an interest in the sport, and I did well in it."
Kareem takes the crooked grind to the top shelf.
Atiba Jefferson was the photographer.
For the quote: Transworld - June 1998 Volume 16 Number 6
Big Brother - September 1998 Issue 40
2 comments:
GOAT.
I feel bad admitting to this, but I kind of forgot how awesome Kareem was until I was rereading his Pro Spotlight looking for a good quote.
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