Turn Your Fear Into Fuel For Skaters 4K

[@G0rdonFr33man]

2-5 minutes of warm-up is a greatest confidence booster once you put them on and realize that your balance is not as good as it was at the end of last session.

[@KevWebsz]

I bought my first pair of roller blades 2 weeks ago. I've been going back and forth in my room. Today I fell while trying to do a jump in place but I kept trying and kinda got it. I'm not going outside until I have protective gear but I'm so freaking happy to finally have them.

[@liambennett9966]

For me, as an almost 40 year old male living in the north of the U.K, my fear stems from the perception of others toward skating in general. I often have to work on overcoming that for days before I step out the house. I still need to work on that. Public confidence.

[@Most0riginalUsername]

5:31 i HATE that type of pavement, the slots between each slate are like a train track, you have to be extra careful to tackle them diagonally or on a one-legged wiggly motion otherwise you get stuck and can fall down And you're right, the long smooth stretches feel like a payoff for the bits we have to atruggle on Great and insightful video!!

[@skyhymitch]

Love your humility Bill, posting your falls and less than perfect stops! Keeps me motivated when I have a difficult session of my own. Yours are always far more flawless than mine.

[@vitkomusic6624]

Bill i respect you for teaching me how to skate. In 2 years. I am always telling people that you are my coach.

[@viktoraskesminas8033]

This video is so depressing and also inspiring to me right now. I have a small trauma and I live in very seasonal climate. My best chance to get on skates is on early to late November, basically it's too late. Keep creating your content, it inspires me and many others. :)

[@BillStoppard]

Big thanks Victoras! I know the pain of itching to skate. I hope you find a goodreplacement activity...though nothing can really replace it!😂

[@BlackyRay_Patrick]

You can go iceskating. So you can at least build up balance and learn some Tricks. There are some differences to inline skating. But a friend of mine she was iceskater as child and its insane how fast she can Adapt to inlineskating ....

[@digoutyourMUSEsoul]

Megadeth 🤟

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

Might save your life

[@BillStoppard]

👊🏼

[@ourcollectiveinsanity]

Thanks to Bill i got into street skating for a while, loved every minute of it, disease struck, but i feel like im recovering, and man i cant wait to go back to the streets, most fun sport i have ever practiced.

[@Kat3111]

Watching this video reminds me how I started my own skating routine last year in my early 30s after 18 year brake from inline skating. There was that fear and nervousness of city roads and I was not very consistent with my skating throughout last year. This year I am slowly gaining confidence on skates and on London streets as the weather gets better.

[@RICOCHET620]

This gave me MISSION IMPOSSIBLE / MATRIX Vibes! Music was excellent and visuals were superb! Thoroughly enjoyed this Thank you 🙏

[@cheyennehill5901]

Great video as always. You constantly get me hyped to go skate. Was having an awful day and this really just changed my mindset.

[@BillStoppard]

That's such a nice thing to hear!! Way to turn your day around Cheyenne!!

[@humblegoddess7772]

Fear is just letting uncertainty take over your ability to perform. By learning to embrace the uncertainty and know you get to control your fate, you can channel that fear into fuel. Amazing video as always. Keep it up!

[@vitkomusic6624]

Why you copy what he says?? :/

[@InlineOutlander]

I figured my pre-skate fear was peculiar to me. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. As a fitness/speed skater living in a much smaller city, my fears center around inattentive or aggressive drivers, loose dogs, and road hazards. Summers are very hot where I live, so I often skate at night too, which tends to rev the pre-skate anxiety. But as soon as my wheels hit the street, the fear usually goes away. Last year I developed a fear of downhills. Strange. Is it my age (early 50s)? It came from out of nowhere while descending a hill I had skated countless times before. I thought I was going to fall. I felt like I was going to fall. I worked through this new fear over a few months, and it mostly went away (as of late last fall). One day I may crack for good, but for now I refuse to let fear tell me I can't do something (when I know I can).

[@donmiller2885]

Love the Megadeth Concert T. AWESOME SKILLS.

[@Th3Unf0rg1v3n95]

Awesome storytelling on this one Bill! Thanks for sharing

[@ChefLugo]

Watching this hours after a big spill bombing a hill. I got over the fear and fell hard! To go down it again will take this fuel you speak of♥️

[@marianafiorin8703]

Thank you Bill, as always, so inspiring! Watching other skater's videos always gets me hyped and in the mood for skating!

[@BillStoppard]

Thanks Mariana!! I agree, we're so lucky to have so many inspirational skaters to watch in 2022.

[@jakobknudsen2122]

Just came home ten minutes ago, with a bruised knee from a second attempt on a four step stair (my knee pad slipped I think), and this was just what I needed! If I wasn't dark out now, I would try a third time - thanks for all the great content!

[@jaysongrayson370]

Bill. You taught me the type of skating I love to do. I am an assault Skater because of your amazing content. Keep these videos coming and I'll keep watching!

[@slingshotmcoy]

2:40 Be careful with this, because the "right song," can also push you into doing incredibly unwise but equally cool things.

[@sonicsportsla]

Thanks for upping the mental game 🙌

[@RichHayterSkater]

Great video, Bill, and an important topic. I’m often apprehensive before skating, and that initial ‘settling in’ period can be absolute torture. But that flow-state is unmatched when skating compared with any other sport I’ve tried! Personally, I’m not a fan of skating with music as I find it detaches me from the flow. I prefer to run with music as it takes my mind off the run, but with skating, my mind needs to be on the skate, and I find music can dilute that and drown out the sounds of the environment. I completely agree about the commonality between cyclists and skaters. Live and let live, I say. 👍

[@tomislavkaramarko300]

Hey Bill! I've been skating for 5 years and I've been on almost every road you could imagine. I like long distance skating through the countryside, through villages and forests with many uphills and downhills. I've been in some very dangerous situations, skating downhill where the road curves, over 40 or 50 km/h where I thought at some points that I would fall because I couldn't brake hard enough and only my reflexes saved me to stay on the skates. I never had fear on skates, even in those most dangerous moments. Why? I'll tell you the secret. Fear is useless. This is only information which I heard from a very reliable source. But, you need to realize that it is true. Believing in the information will not liberate you. You have to think about it for days, weeks, months, like I did. You have to remember your life experiences and make new ones to test this information. You have to try to dispute the information that the fear is useless. You need to think about how can fear be useful. After some time, you can conclude that there's nothing useful in fear (If you think fear can save you from doing stupid and dangerous things you are not able to do, that is sense, not fear). At that time you have severely weakened a hold the fear has on you. When those fearful thoughts come again, you can dismiss them easily by remembering your realization. And by remembering that when you have no fear, your mind, your body, your energies are working at a much higher level and you want to have that higher level when you find yourself in more dangerous situations to be able to deal with them more effectively. I don't think everyone can come to this realization. You need to have a very high level of honesty towards yourself to be able to accurately feel what you can and can not do, and what is your potential. And to come closer to reality. This is not for believers, but for truth seekers. At least think about it. It's worth trying to break the walls of fear. Life is much more beautiful without them! Love your channel btw! 🙂

[@kikematt8470]

you are one of my favorite skater inspiration, when you have a chance come to Guadalajara Mex. to know the town.

[@KillMiWi]

I’m addicted to the fear.. and overcoming it 😈 Love your content and how it helps

[@codybellx]

Symphony of Destruction. Heck yes.

[@RhynoE28]

I have a rough past and did my time and have bullet wounds and stab marks from life choices. But Everytime I go city skate or downhill skate. I'm just like if it's my time it's my time, fuck it. Sounds reckless but it's a lot like riding a motorcycle. As long as you're aware of what could happen you kinda chill and be more alert.

[@neffyg35]

I'm working on getting over my fear now so I can get better. I hope to visit toranto one day and say with you! Also was very happy to see the doggo get up because he looked dead lol

[@stevemcgowan3017]

steve mcgowan • 1 hr ago Hi asha.since I twisted my ankle a bit making the mistake of trying do a crossover on inline skate first time.I've been roller skating on off just 2. Months after 45 year break.did 1975 school disco with my dad.had own boots then.obviously inlines bit different to rollers.was doin backwards crossovers better anti-clockwise than clockwise .I work as window cleaner 40years nearly.my ankle getting stronger.! had just bought powerslide swell lite 100s skates 3 wheel skates.just been in kitchen gliding about a bit pizza pizza chips you say (3 ankle not too bad just goin forward turnaround going wait bit longer till go outside.you and Bill Stoppard are amazing skaters and teachers.I did recently Penzance roller disco on holiday met some lovely people .if my ankle goes ok.maybe I can come down Brighton do. Course with you eh asha ?we have a campervan so can stay near.make Great weekend .cheers.Steve x

[@buskergirl]

Thanks so much for making this video. I'm an ice skater and recently decided I will not limit myself to the rink and just go around on wheels. But the ground is... not smooth, to put it mildly. It's way more difficult than I thought, and VERY scary. I take motivation from your videos, you can skate over any sh*t, and you don't even use extra large wheels. I thought the ground is difficult for me because I need bigger wheels, but I guess it's just a matter of practice. Good to know that even you my inspiration have fears of city skating. I'm still scared as hell, but I'm twice as much determined, I want to go anywhere and everywhere on skates.

[@stephenklump7615]

On rough terrain, keep your toes up. Don't bottom out on wheel #1.

[@gekouy]

Awesome Bill, loved the video and the confidence. Also a metal head here hahaha! Keep it up!! 💪🏻😎

[@rempage]

Great Megadeth T-shirt! 🤘

[@BlackCrag]

Great video and advice Bill.....you got an instant like from me simply for your t-shirt choice 🤘

[@stefanpavicevic5890]

Nice shirt Great spot

[@aliengreen9173]

You are a dream to watch, I can only be hope to be half as good as you one day.

[@rollerutsch]

Sensacional meu velho, realmente inspirador! Amazing man, really inspiring!

[@stevemcgowan3017]

Hi Bill sent this to Asha but maybe you can help too ..I’m hoping my ankle will recover soon ok Eager to Learn inline even though age and my work against me I do finish after dinner time so Can Practice inline by me on quiet country road car parks and kitchen At moment ti ankle strong .cheers Bill you a legend amazing to Watch you

[@WayOfHaQodesh]

HalleluYAH! No fear, I shall not fear!

[@OliverPascual13]

I have the exact same feeling when I see cyclists. I often times follow slightly behind them when weaving through busy crowds because people tend to notice and get out of the way of a cyclist a lot more than myself on inline skates

[@romancheremhovych9628]

Perfect video. Is there a possibility to leave the name of the music tracks somewhere (in the first comment or in the description)? It would be great.

[@patinandocomthiago]

Thanks for the inspiration Bill, my channel is heavily influenced by yours and so am I

[@Headbangeralan]

nice t-shirt

[@rafaelrodriguesfernandes7330]

Nice video. 😁

[@ravenouspathogen]

Good shirt bro

[@rullikutt]

Rock n Roll

[@jazzunit8234]

Fear makes adrenaline 😊

[@VIEW-ut3bu]

7:30 Rhinos.

[@VIEW-ut3bu]

1:30Rhinoceri?

[@jimking2319]

any suggestions on a good loud set of headphones good for skating and zoning out?

[@danielll86]

So beautiful

[@Mistopherchristopher]

I think this might be the first time I’ve realised how massive your hands are

[@greyfreeman5537]

How do you skate in such skinny pants?? 😅 Awesome video as always

[@VIEW-ut3bu]

6:25

[@VIEW-ut3bu]

the Beginning of the.FS!!

[@Ilayj.]

Rhinoceri 😮

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

What are the headphones you use? Looks safer for this kind of thing.

[@BlackyRay_Patrick]

You can also wear only one in ear to hear music and traffic.

[@rollin_ripo]

Wooooo

[@charlescarnage]

I believe Megadeth is coming to Detroit very soon.

[@isumboseefamilia8484]

Уровень.

[@root123]

Too cool for a helmet?

[@BillStoppard]

Too judgemental not to make a false motivation attribution?

[@root123]

@@BillStoppard I'm a fan 😉👍

[@BillStoppard]

@@root123 Then you should know I don’t go helmetless to look cool! 🤣 I actually look much younger in a helmet!

[@Josh-pn4qb]

Seems idiotic to me wearing headphones when you need to be listening for potential danger.