Professional skateboarder Brandon Turner got sober in 2016 and found his way back to his board, realizing skating was crucial to his recovery. Now, he's…
"Skateboarding, to me, is one of the best lessons in life because it's constant failure," pro skater Brandon Turner saysBrandon Turner is a legend in skateboarding, getting sponsored at the age of 13 and quickly becoming internationally known for both his technical skating and tricks."I did start drinking early on, before I was 18, so that played a part legally. I started getting DUIs, started getting drunk in public, started getting county jail time.
"Skateboarding, to me, is one of the best lessons in life because it's constant failure. Like with skateboarding, just like life, you're going to fall every single day, and the way you learn is how you pick yourself back up and your support system and people teaching you. So I use that analogy to help people with recovery," Turner said.
Besides teaching people in the program to skate, he also helps them navigate other problems in their lives outside of the skatepark.
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