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Paddy Gross

DOB: 1981-10-11

HOMETOWN: Hamburg

OTHER SPONSORS: carhartt, colony australia, nahyouritemate

VANS SINCE: 2006-11-18

LOVE:  god, my girl, sunshine, good health, friends, being happy.

HATE:  liars, fake friends, people who judge about anything and anyone, injury´s, stress.

HERO:  rebecca, my friends, my sponsors, all the doctors, j.c., people who fight for others.

SCHWÄCHE:  trying to make it right for everyone and worrying to much.

STÄRKE: i´ll do everything for the ones i love with no regrets.

ESSEN:  beef, chicken, vegetables.

GETRÄNK:  water and milkshakes.

MUSIK:  metalcore, rock, indie, electronic.

 

F: Top 3 non-BMX Aktivitäten?

A:.my girlfriend, working out, good times with friends.

 

F: Top 3 BMX Videos:

A:  mutiny “time well spend”, T-1 “you get what you get”, Alex Schmitz “City Games”

 

F: Wieso BMX? Wenn ich nicht Profi geworden wäre, hätte ich bestimmt…

A:  bmx ist he only freedom i have, no one can tell me what to do, i am my own teacher. I really enjoy this freedom and its a way to express myself. If i wouldn´t ride bmx i probably would be into music, i started playing drums when i was 13 years old, i would maybe do that, i don´t know.

 

F: Wer hat Dich beeinflusst als Du angefangen hast? Wer tut es jetzt?

A:  axel reichertz has been my biggest influence on riding, all the basics i´ve learned through him when i was young and i am very thankful for it. these days its pretty much everyone i ride with cause its the fact that we´re doing the same thing to have a good time. well there´re so much good riders outthere and yes there´re a lot i like to watch like corey bohan, ryan guettler, morgan wade, tibias wicke, bommel, michi sieren, joe rich and many more

 

F: Was war der erste gestandene Trick?

A:. a tailtap on a super crappy whacky ramp but i´ve pulled it and felt like a king for a day.

 

F: Welcher Trick fühlt sich am besten an?

A:  mmh pretty much all of them because that´s why i am doing them. i don´t do those tricks you have to do because they´re in the zone at the moment. I just do what i feel like.

 

Q: Ich würde mich gerne mal als … verkleiden, weil ich dann …

A:  maybe as george bush, so everyone would leave me alone haha, i don´t know.

 

F: Bei einem unerschöpfbaren Reisebudget würdest du mit wem wohin fahren?

A:  i´d travel the world with my girlfriend.

 

F: Wenn du selbst ein Obstacle bauen könntest- was würde es sein und wo würde es stehen?

A:. a miniramp/jumpbox combination behind my appartment.

 

F: Was kommt als nächstes von Dir (videos, trips, interviews, etc.)?

A:  from what i know there´s videoparts and trips are coming up.

 

F:  Wie sieht dein perfect day aus?

A:. wake up at 9.00 am, workout for 1 hour, breakfast while watching al bundy, do emails, go ride with my friends, have dinner and hang out with my girlfriend.

 

F: Welcher Schauspieler in welcher Rolle kommt deiner Persönlichkeit nahe?

A:  „floyd“ in „absolute giganten“ (german movie)

 

F: Welches VANS Model ist dein Favorit?

A:  Rowley XL III

 

F: Irgendwas, was Du noch loswerden möchtest?

A: there is no better or poorer, just differences. those we have to respect, it doesn´t matter if its the lifestyle, the mentality or an idea.


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