Alex Midler

Skateboarding has grown substantially over the past decade and is on a exponential scale. People are constantly being driven towards this innovative ever-expanding sport. This article came out about a year ago and it is about the world famous rapper Lil Wayne and how he was inspired to start his skating career by 14 year old Amateur skater Alex Midler,

http://www.lilwaynehq.com/2012/07/lil-wayne-meets-the-person-who-influenced-him-to-skate-alex-midler-video/

Alex Midler is not my favorite skater out there, but I will admit that he is on his way to be one of the best. At 14 years old and sponsored by giant companies such as Real, Thunder, and Spitfire, he proves to be a big inspiration and drives people to believe that they can make it up there with perseverance  and determination. He is a great image for people looking into joining the skating community and making a difference.

Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk is one of the most generous pro skaters in the world, he is always trying to make a difference in the skating community. One of these many generous differences he attempted to make was his charitable donation to a skatepark in Detroit,

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130331/METRO01/303310346

Tony Hawk is the biggest expert on making a difference in the outlook of the skating community, he is always attempting to change the visions of local skateparks and make a change in the what people see in their community skatepark. This donation he made to this Detroit skatepark is just one of many examples of how Tony  is trying to make a difference. I think that he is an inspiration to the youth of skaters and many should look up to him if they already haven't. They should see that he is one of the most world renowned skateboarders and he isn't the one at the skatepark that is drawing graffiti on the ramps, or taking part in illegal activities in the back of the bowls, but he is the one trying to remove these defacing acts and trying to make a positive impact.