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{{Infobox skater | {{Infobox skater | ||
| title = {{PAGENAME}} | | title = {{PAGENAME}} | ||
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[[File:Freestyle 2018.jpg|thumb]] | |||
| caption = Austin Howells | | caption = Austin Howells | ||
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| native_name = Austin M. Howells | | native_name = Austin M. Howells | ||
| pronunciation = “HOW- | | pronunciation = “HOW-WOOLS” | ||
| nickname = “Auzzie” | | nickname = “Auzzie” | ||
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Austin Howells is a Florida Native American freestyle skater. | Austin Howells is a Florida Native American freestyle skater. | ||
Austin first picked up a skateboard at the age of 5, | Austin first picked up a skateboard at the age of 5, | ||
“Skating has been a part of my life from as young as I could remember. When I was about 3 years old or so, my dad would take me and my brothers to the skatepark to watch him skate. I first picked up a board when I was 5. I tried a “Pop Shuv-it”, fell, and busted my knee pretty good. I didn’t pick that board up again for about another 2 years. When I was 7, I tried it again, busted my knee just the same as the first time, but got back up and tried again and got it. I learned about 5 or 6 new tricks that day and took off from there. I skated street and Freestyle.“ | “Skating has been a part of my life from as young as I could remember. When I was about 3 years old or so, my dad would take me and my brothers to the skatepark to watch him skate. I first picked up a board when I was 5. I tried a “Pop Shuv-it”, fell, and busted my knee pretty good. I didn’t pick that board up again for about another 2 years. When I was 7, I tried it again, busted my knee just the same as the first time, but got back up and tried again and got it. I learned about 5 or 6 new tricks that day and took off from there. I skated street and Freestyle.“ | ||
“Before going to the skatepark my dad would always play old skate videos to get us pumped up to skate, Freestyle has always stuck out to me in the videos. I always | “Before going to the skatepark my dad would always play old skate videos to get us pumped up to skate, Freestyle has always stuck out to me in the videos. I always rewinded the VHS tapes to watch and see how they did their tricks. But specifically, [[Per Welinder|Per Welinder’s]] part in [[Powell Peralta|Powell Peralta’s]] “Ban This” is what got me into freestyle and inspired me to keep learning.” | ||
“I eventually fell off from skateboarding since all my friends quit. I tried out BMX street riding for a few years until I joined the military. | |||
But I came across [[Decomposed|Decomposed Skateboards]] in 2017 and set up my | But I came across [[Decomposed|Decomposed Skateboards]] in 2017 and set up my first freestyle board. It feels amazing that I found my way back to Freestyle. Though I feel It never truly left me, it was just a test of time given to find myself.” | ||
[[File:1DBDCF9B-A604-4B62-9CD9-FE9BF51807D6.jpg|thumb|Austin Howells (Circa 2006) ]] | [[File:1DBDCF9B-A604-4B62-9CD9-FE9BF51807D6.jpg|thumb|Austin Howells (Circa 2006) ]] | ||