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by his father, being still able to do that, but in a different way, in a much richer way, was fascinating to see the resilience and the determination and the courage ofjohn curry as an individual. i think in birmingham, there were only about three or four boys in the whole city who actually did skate in what i call a serious way. you know, they actually applied themselves to it. but even as a seven year old, i believed i d be very good, and that s a wonderful thing. curry challenged gender norms and broke boundaries within the sport with a style that, at the time, was seen as too feminine for a male skater. when i stopped looking like a little boy and started to look like a young man, then suddenly all the things that i had done up until then absolutely with everyone s blessing and encouragement i was told i should stop doing. i was told i shouldn t use my arms, i shouldn t do spirals. i was actually told not to be so graceful, and i couldn t understand why. and it was because they

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