P.J. Ladd

In my somewhat limited memory,
it seems to me that P.J. Ladd
was one of the first skaters
to come out of the "wood
work". About ten years ago you
had all your pros and then
some of their friends.
Occasionally, their friends
would get good enough to
become am or pro. P.J. was the
first guy that I can remember
who came out of nowhere and
blew everyone's mind - and
became pro instantly.

This revelation was showcased
in P.J. Ladd's Wonderful
Horrible Life. Make sure you
watch that video (it's the
first one in this playlist).
It's an all time classic. Then
try to go outside and do all
the tricks in that video part
:)

I met some kid from Boston a
few years back that use to
watch P.J. skate. He told me
that he would see P.J. at
skating a ledge on his way to
school in the morning and on
the way home .PJ. would be
skating the same ledge. I
guess the guy practices all
the time. Or at least he did
ten years ago. He did mention
that PJ obviously didn't care
how cold it was outside
either. He would just warm up
with a cup of coffee and then
begin his daily skate session.

Videos In The Playlist:

PJ Ladd Wonderful Horrible Life
PJ Ladd Wonderful Horrible Life extra part
PJ Ladd Sponsor Video
PJ Ladd in Really Sorry
PJ Ladd's Boston Massacre Part
PJ Ladd "While You Were Sleeping" Plan B podcast
Text Yo Self: Pj Ladd
PJ Ladd & Ryan Gallant Red Bull
PJ Ladd DC Shoes Footage