Ryan Sheckler

Sheckler was born in San Clemente, California to Randy and Gretchen Sheckler. He has two brothers Shane and Kane. At the age of 18 months, Sheckler found his dad's old school skateboard. Sheckler taught himself to push it around by using one knee, and eventually stood up on the skateboard. Since the age of 6, he spent up to 22 hours a week practicing tricks in his backyard - which includes a half pipe, table tops and several grind rails. He developed his own trick called the Sheck-lair - an indy kickflip flyout. [1] He turned professional in 2003 after winning in the X Games, Gravity Games, Vans Triple Crown and Slam City Jam. [2]