Really dope representation of the hard work and dogged determination it takes for a skater to get a clip. In most skate videos all you see is the glossy final product of countless attempts at a trick, in this “Ode To Effort” you get a clear visualization of all the painful failures that went into the final success. Reminds me of a conversation between Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld about the life lessons learned from skateboarding. :

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