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Tony alva biography book
Tony Alva
American skateboarder and entrepreneur (born 1957)
Tony Alva (born September 2, 1957) is an American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and musician. He was a pioneer of vertical skateboarding and one of the original members of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team, also known as the Z-Boys.[1] The Transworld Skateboarding Magazine ranked him eighth in its list of the "30 Most Influential skateboarders" of all time.[2]
Early life
Tony Alva was born September 2, 1957, in Santa Monica, California, to Dutch and Mexican-American parents.
He first began surfing and skateboarding around 1967 at the age of 10.[3]: 78
Career
Influenced by the new, aggressive surfing style happening on the Hawaiian Islands, Alva brought a radically new and powerful free form surf style to skateboarding.
Alva's style was revolutionary and stood in stark contrast with the contrived traditional style of the era, which was still based on tri