throwing away everything, just to be pickled.
But I get it. I get the struggle. It’s hard, you
know. Through all of it, skateboarding was
what really was making me happy. It’s easy
to lose yourself in certain drugs. You can
lose everything, and it takes time to rebuild,
especially with skating. It’s just about being
the best version of one’s self. Im 5 years
clean from alcohol and hard drugs which is
the best thing ive done for myself. I dig it.
don’t give up on your dreams. Do what feels
right for you not the crowd.
SKIDDY: What would you say if you could
go back in time and talk to yourself?
BELO: Have fun, dont trip on what people
think. Don’t waste time on the party. Stay
focused and skate.
SKIDDY: You want to thank anybody?
BELO: Big thanks to my sponsors for helping
SKIDDY: Was there a “rock bottom” me out and hooking it up (Skateworks, Krux
point for you?
Trucks, Guayaki, R&D (NHS)). Skiddy for sup-
BELO: Yea, I’d wake up daily and drink three porting my skating and giving me this inter-
tall cans of Steel Reserve, then I would go view. My fam and all the homies.
out and skate and continue drinking. It was
lame. I always had problems. My anxiety was
horrible and unmanageable. I would just
try to huck...liquid courage...try to jump off
something big and hopefully get a banger or
something. My skating’s become more tech-
nical, because a lot of that jumping down
stuff pickled...I screwed my knees up dude.
I blew out all the cartilage in my knee. It’s
bone on bone.
SKIDDY: Do you have any words for young
skaters out there?
BELO: At the end of the day, it’s what you
make it. It’s all about fun. Be yourself and
“It’s hard, you know. Through all of it,
skateboarding was what really was
making me happy.”