What followed was nearly half a decade behind bars. In January of 2000, as an acute methamphetamine addiction devoured any vestige of Hosoi's career in skateboarding, federal agents arrested him at Honolulu International Airport with 600 grams of crystal meth in his hip-bag. These days, the 44-year-old pastor, husband, father, and two-time X Games Skateboard Park Legends gold medalist believes just the opposite: It was prison. Or at least that's what Hosoi believed at the time. For a young skateboarder pulling down 25 grand a month, lapping the planet to ride contests and demos, and living in an historic estate off Sunset Boulevard, life was filled with limitless freedom. It's all there: the endless partying the cocksure womanizing the ostentatious displays of wealth. Looking back on his life as one of the top skateboarders in history, Christian Hosoi paints a picture of wild popularity and extravagance in his memoir, "Hosoi," released today by HarperCollins Publishers. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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