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Scott Johnston, ollie — photo by Ben Colen

Scott Johnston’s got an interesting little interview up on that stupid website about sports covering his transition from pro skater to pro skate shoe designer.

As evidenced by the photo above, Scott’s always skated with incredible style. It was just so disappointing to see all the short parts from him in the last several years of his career. The few tricks he’d have would always be great, and his skating is really enjoyable to watch because of his smooth style, but there was a very tangible sense that he was falling off. Not necessarily losing interest in skateboarding at all, but certainly losing interest in skateboarding professionally. Jerk.

Can you imagine being lucky enough to not only be a professional skateboarder, but also be in a position where you can lose interest in it and still come out on top? Seriously, only in this fucking all-boys club of an industry (and I literally mean boys, but only because man-children sounded mean) can you quit your dream job and end up with another dream job anyway. 

Following skateboarding is as escapist as obsessing over the pages of the latest gossip magazine.