Dropping in with Andy Mac: The Life of a Pro Skateboarder

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Simon and Schuster, Jun 30, 2008 - Fiction - 176 pages
As a baby he flipped himself upside down in his jolly jumper.

As a kid he rode his Big Wheel into traffic.

When he discovered skateboarding,

his life was changed forever.

So how did Andy Macdonald go from death-defying stunts in his jolly jumper to world champion skateboarder? In his own words, Andy shares all the ups and downs and the spills and thrills, from driving to California in a broken-down car and dressing up as Shamu at Sea World to setting world records and giving a speech at the White House. He's traveled the world over with his skateboard under his arm.

Andy's made the road to sweet, sweet success look easy. But this behind-the-scenes look takes you onto the platform of the vert ramp -- to the competitions, the long hours of practice, and more. It reveals a bumpy road to the top that, as Andy will tell you, could be reached only with the guts that skateboarding gave him.
 

Contents

introduction acknowledgments
back in the
from the start
smash yourself
new kid in town
skatepark
my first skateboard
melrose ramps
california dreamin
heading west
carving out a living
california
paid to skate
the turning point
its all happening
the future of skateboarding

thank god for skateparks
skating michigan
senior year
photographs glossary
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Andy Macdonald, also known as Andy Mac, is a professional skateboarder. He has been crowned as skateboarding’s World Champion for nine years in the World Cup Skateboarding Series.

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