Paul Rodriguez

Kevin Sosa
Staff Writer

Paul Rodriguez

I love skating, and one of my favorite skaters, Paul Rodriguez, Jr. is one of the best.  He has many nicknames.  One of them is P-Rod. 

P-Rod was born on December 31, 1984. At the age of 11, Paul’s dad, the famous comedian Paul Rodriguez,  bought him his first skateboard for only $30.   He has a goofy personality, just like his dad.  P-Rod’s height is 5 feet 8.5 inches and he  weighs about 158 pounds.  P-Rod currently lives with his chihuahua, Uma, in Los Angeles, California. 

P-Rod began competing in 1996, still when he was only twelve years old.  His favorite places to skate are in the street or in a park. His favorite things to skate on are ledges, rails, and stairs. P-Rod rarely falls down.  He became a Pro Skater in 2002 by being sponsored by Girl Skateboards.  He became a sponsored skateboarder at the age of 16 for City Stars.   He is currently  sponsored by Plan B, Nike SB, Venture, FKD Bearings, Grizzly Grip, Primitive, Nixon, Mountain Dew, Diamond, Incase, Markisa Wallets, Target, and AT&T.  P-Rod is the first Pro Skater to be sponsored by Nike.

People say that P-Rod was born for skating.  He is the star of skating.  He also starred in movies.  The first movie he was in was called Movie Grind, which came out in  2003. He also starred in one called Street Dreams in 2009, where he was interviewed about his skating. It is an awesome movie.  Paul Rodriguez is also seen in many video games, for example Tony Hawk’s Underground, Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland, Tony Hawk’s Project 8, Skate, and Skate 2. 

P-Rod won a gold medal in 2004 in the X Games.  He also took third in the Dew Tour in 2005. In that same year he won another gold medal in the X Games.   He has won a total of six medals at the X Games since he has been competing.

Paul believes that he has achieved his dreams. He is Christian and very religious.  He has a tattoo of Jesus on his arm that says, “ God’s not waiting for me to be perfect.” I think P-Rod may not be perfect at many things but, i know that he is perfect for skating. I think he is a perfect skater because he rarely falls down and if he wasn’t perfect at skating he wouldn’t be sponsored by so many companies and clothes brands.

Work Cited

"Paul Rodriguez Profile." About.com Skateboarding. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.  <http://skateboard.about.com/od/proskaterbios/p/ProPaulRodrigue.htm>.

Paul Rodriguez Nike SB." SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. <http://skateparkoftampa.com/product/56190/Nike_Black_Swan_Paul_Rodriguez_5_LR_Shoes/>.  

"Paul Rodriguez (skateboarder)."Foundation, 25 Oct. 2012. Web. 02 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rodriguez_(skateboarder)>.