Analytical Post 9/19/14

The change in ways which professional action sport athletes go about their lives on a daily basis, aside from average skill level, is one of the ways that the change in a sport can easily be recognized by. Now after reading "Lords of Dogtown", I have been able to get a strong grasp on how this works, and, what causes the change in the athletes' lifestyles. "Lords of Dogtown" is a book written purely about the roots of skateboarding. This is done basically by following the lives of the Z-Boys (original skateboard team riding for Zephyr Skateboards) as they gain fame by pursuing their passion. This novel is a prime example of power corrupts. From these so called corruptions, it is extremely easy to tell how the sport of skateboarding itself changed throughout the 6 year span that it took the crew to make a name for themselves. Known as the "most aggressive skate crew on the planet", as skateboarding magazine titled the Z-Boys, the group ended up splitting in to separate paths. Tony Alva, widely recognized as the most talented skateboarder of the bunch, ends up signing with G&S Skateboards and leaves his crew behind. With a new signature skateboard out named after him, financial support and his name on headlines of newspapers, Tony begins to lose his roots with his original crew, and tension increases between everyone as a result. While some supported his decision others like Jay Adams, another former member of the Z-Boys, let their stubborn attitude and one-tracked mind take over and develop a close to hatred relationship between those who left the original crew and those who stayed.