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The speaker contrasts how skateboarding was once treated as something punishable with how it later became widely accepted and even included in the Olympics. The quote suggests a shift in public perception and legitimacy for the sport. It also reflects surprise at how much attitudes have changed over time.
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Originally said in English.
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About Ti West
American actor and filmmaker
Ti West is an American actor and filmmaker known for his work in horror cinema. He has 100 quotes on the site. He directed The Roost, Trigger Man, The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, and the Western In a Valley of Violence, as well as the X trilogy. He has also acted in several films, most often in projects directed by himself or by Joe Swanberg, and his work is closely associated with genre filmmaking.
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