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TPM Episode 123: Cesar Mora, Vert Legend
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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Cesar Mora was born to become a professional soccer player and he was on track to make that happen. He moved from Australia to Spain and began training with Rayo Vallencano before visa issues forced him out of Spain. When he returned to Australia, he worked at a skateboard shop, found rollerblading, and within two years, was on top of the sport. He dominated vert from 95 to 99 and then he broke his arm. While Cesar continued to compete, he was never the same. It’s an interesting story with one of the best. Cesar Mora Show Notes: 1:30: Meeting each other and growing up in Australia 5:00: Finding soccer, soccer gets serious, and training with Roye Vaccanno in Spain 12:00: Moving back to Australia, school, and working at a skate shop 16:00: Skating and being strong 19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 21:30: The Extreme Games, the first US Trip, and sponsors 32:30: Being professional, The Offspring ordeal at the MTV Festival, and the first 1080 41:15: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 42:45: The K2 days, random injuries, and his arm 53:00: Budget cuts, my observations, and the how things end with sponsors/skating 63:00: Does his money hold out, what is he up to now? 64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Blake Dennis
Released:
May 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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