By Hali Estrada.
I met Jesus a long time ago at a place called Multired, he was a little Kid at that time but his style and skills were already there. Jesus was part of a Crew called NI (New Incident), he was one of the founders of the Crew. I met him at a time when lots of my friends already quit Skateboarding and only few of us were still there, it was 1993 and we didn’t know it was the beginning of the best time of Skateboarding, not only in Peru but all around the world (even tho Skateboarding wasn’t as Popular as today). After Plan B’s “Questionable” Video, Skateboarding took a natural turn, progression was a natural thing…..
What comes after mastering a trick ?? You look for the next challenge, you look for a different approach, I think thats why Switch Stance came to be a big thing in the 90’s, It came natural to all of us, it was the obvious next step and Jesus was a Master of Switch tricks. Jesus became in my opinion one of the best Peruvian Skateboarders of the 90’s, I’ve seen so much stuff going down every time I skated with him that it blows my mind how he could pulled all that stuff that to me seen Impossible, and on top of that he was the most humble guy I ever met, he never said he was the best, everybody knew that.
Sometimes people approach me asking me what is my criteria to turn somebody PRO, every company has their own reasons, sometimes depends on how popular is the rider and how much coverage he or she is getting or sometimes you just have to know the right people, there are no rules for turning somebody PRO. In my view a PRO Skateboarder is not only somebody with skills, a PRO Skateboarder is a person with vision, an innovator that is doing what he loves and a person that NO MATTER WHAT never quits Skateboarding, even after a bad injury or a problem or a hiatus he is always back on his feet ready to do it again, a PRO Skateboarder is somebody with style and grace, somebody who takes risks and somebody who is down to earth, most importantly a PRO Skateboarder is somebody who understands that the essence of Skateboarding is having FUN; and that boys and girls is why Jesus has his name written on a Board.
Its easy to say and maybe is becoming a Cliche, but having Fun is very important, as soon as you take Skateboarding seriously it looses its meaning.
Jesus Olcese has been Skating before most of you were even born, he is one of the most talented Skateboarders I ever met and he will be having fun with his Signature little wooden toy for many more years.
Choncordia For Life.
