A biography for Nyjah Hustonhasn’t been written yet.
“Everything from my friends and family to my career have gone really well, and the next step in life is to do your best to help other people in every way possible.”
“When I was 13 years old, my family and I lived on a farm in Puerto Rico that didn't have clean, running water all the time.”
“I had been skating basically since I could walk. I started on my knees and would cruise around the local skatepark until I got comfortable enough to stand up. As soon as I went down my first ramp, I was addicted.”
“When it comes to skateboards, it's hard because it's really a personal preference. Some people will like different shapes and sizes than others.”
“My mom used to bake so many vegan goods when I was a kid, and I was always so hyped.”
“Honestly, I have the quickest metabolism ever, I can eat as much as I want and barely gain any weight. So I just try to eat as much as I can every day.”
“I definitely appreciate my gym the most because I am totally the type of person that just like has a hard time relaxing. And whenever I don't have anything to do or I'm bored around the house, I'll just be in there for like a couple hours sometimes, just like stretching or working out and just taking care of the body.”
“Nike is the prime shoe sponsor in sports in general but definitely in skateboarding. I couldn't think of a better company I'd rather ride for. I've always thought they were such an amazing team. They've always had the best gears on their team; their product is insanely good.”
“There's definitely a lot of people out there in the industry who feel that skateboarding shouldn't be a competitive sport. Or be a sport in general at all. Those are the people who want to keep skateboarding at the core side of things. But me personally, I love seeing the sport of skateboarding grow in general. It's just going to naturally happen.”
“I was really shy because I didn't have much of a social life.”
“With the Olympics, you have to bring out all the best tricks to win.”
“As I get older in my skateboarding career, I would like to get more into the business side of things - starting my own company or investing.”
“I don't remember much about the first time I stepped onto a board but I remember absolutely loving it, since then it's literally the only thing I wanted to do.”
“We're skateboarders, we have rebellious ways.”
“Yeah, so my dad was a skater back in his teenage days, and he used to skate pools and bowls and stuff and vert ramps - and he was actually pretty good. But his parents were just never the most supportive of it.”
“I feel like sometimes people see us as like robots and out there expecting to win every time. But, in reality, that's not how it is, and it's not that easy.”
“I'm not too much of a morning person.”
“I'd say street skating is the most fun of the six skateboarding events for me personally. It's also because you can do it anywhere. You don't need a specific ramp or competition; you can just go shred anywhere around your hometown and have a blast with it. That's the best part about street skating.”
“I love going to around the public parks and just skating around the kids and stuff with them and obviously going out with my friends and going out and hitting the streets and stuff.”
“We literally see things so differently, all the architecture and stuff. That's the cool part about skateboarding. We're out there skating stuff that's not meant to be skated.”