#408 - Micky Papa

Micky Papa discusses growing up in Canada, scheming to help his family, drinking when he was a teenager, jumping through the hoops to get sponsored, how Sluggo helped his family during the Christmas holiday, getting a commercial gig & paid his family's rent, getting on Blind Skateboards, getting into SLS from the Tampa Pro contest, how quad tendinitis almost took him out, Yuto staying at his house early on in his career and much more! Micky Papa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micky_papaBecome a Channel Member & Receive Perks: https://www.youtube.com/TheNineClub/joinNew Merch: https://thenineclub.com Sponsored By: AG1: Get a FREE Welcome Kit worth $76 when you subscribe, including 5 AG1Travel Packs, a shaker, canister, scoop & bottle of AG Vitamin D3+K2. https://drinkag1.com/nineclub LMNT: Grab a free Sample Pack with 8 flavors when you buy any drink mix or Sparkling. https://drinklmnt.com/nineclub Woodward: Purchase Adult Summer Camp with the code THENINECLUB and receive a $50 discount off of Adult Camp. https://www.woodwardpa.com/weekend-open-ride-sessions/adult-camps Monster Energy: Monster Energy’s got the punch you need to stay focused and fired up. https://www.monsterenergy.com Yeti: Built for the wild, Yeti keeps you ready for any adventure. https://www.yeti.com Richardson: Custom headwear for teams, brands, and businesses crafted with quality in every stitch. https://richardsonsports.com Etnies: Get 15% off your purchase using our code NINECLUB or use our custom link. https://etnies.com/NINECLUB éS Footwear: Get 15% off your purchase using our code NINECLUB or use our custom link. https://esskateboarding.com/NINECLUB Emerica: Get 15% off your purchase using our code NINECLUB or use our custom link. https://emerica.com/NINECLUB Find The Nine Club: Website: https://thenineclub.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenineclub X: https://www.twitter.com/thenineclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenineclub Discord: https://discord.gg/thenineclub Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nineclub Nine Club Clips: https://www.youtube.com/nineclubclips More Nine Club: https://www.youtube.com/morenineclub I'm Glad I'm Not Me: https://www.youtube.com/chrisroberts Chris Roberts: https://linktr.ee/Chrisroberts Timestamps (00:00:00) Micky Papa (00:03:21) Learning fakie tricks (00:05:34) Quad tendinitis almost took him out (00:18:16) Practicing for PSL (Close Friends List) (00:22:10) Getting into skateboarding (00:24:23) Jumping through the hoops to get sponsored (00:31:12) Online money making schemes (00:41:08) RDS pass (00:44:07) Tough up bringing, Drinking as a teenager (00:55:32) Scheming to help his family (00:59:59) Got a commercial gig for $3,500 & paid his family's rent (01:15:01) Coming to the States (01:19:48) Damn am & getting on Blind Skateboards (01:25:11) Reverse engineering a goal (01:30:01) Getting into SLS from the Tampa Pro contest (01:33:36) Flew down from Canada to skate a gap in malibu (01:38:09) He's a free agent (01:41:31) Ted talk (01:47:41) Yuto stayed at his house early on Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices