so there's no one in boxing or mma who doesn't really care about the sport but does it for the money? how is that different? you're risking your health and possibly even your life for those things but I can guarantee there are people in it who couldn't care less about martial arts or the fighting scene. but it's one of those things in life where it's high risk, huge reward if you succeed. I don't think you could really chalk up the nyjah hate to sheer jealousy. if that were the case, there wouldn't be any popular pro skaters. there's just a je ne sais quois douchiness about him. maybe he just has an image problem.
Hate=Jealousy is a common thing in skateboarding. Every single person who had been successful in contests have been hated on. Ironic how the moment they stop winning the hate disappears.
Tony Hawk was the most hated skateboarder alive when he was in his prime.
Rodney Mullen was hated on too.
Ryan Sheckler was hated on when he won everything.
Greg Lutzka was hated on when he won every single Tampa Pro.
Chris Cole was hated on when he kept winning all those Maloof Money Cups.
Pedro Barros was hated on when he won every single bowl contest.
That's the thing with skateboarding. People hate on everyone who is successful in skateboarding no matter what. I swear, if Nyjah no longer won any contests and Luan would be winning everything the hate would transfer from Nyjah to Luan in an instant. That's how it's always been in skateboarding. The moment a person is less "successful" in skateboarding the hate fades and transfers to the next successful dude around the corner.
I can proudly say that I'm not one of those bandwagon haters.