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that made Danny comfortable.

He couldn't do

what Danny did,

but he could cultivate

that out of Danny.

Okay, in first place,

you already know this guy.

His name is Danny Way,

got first place

in sponsored AM this morning.

It never occurred to me Danny

was gonna be a pro skater.

I just thought

it was kid's stuff.

I didn't really know

that what was going on

with Danny

was gonna go somewhere.

Mike took Danny

under his wing,

and Danny really liked

being associated with Mike

because he just had

that ability to get you

to want to be involved

in what he was doing

and believe in

what he was doing.

- I'll go like this.

- Wave like that.

- Cut.

- I gotta stop.

- I can't look at Danny...

- Get over something.

Start back.

Get back a little ways.

Get back a little ways.

Back right here.

There you go. Okay, now go in,

now go crazy.

Mike, Tony,

let me in!

Mike obviously understood the

situation with Danny's home life,

and it was an instant

connection between those two

and immediately took on a sort of

father-figure type relationship.

- Hey.

- Hey, Danny, what's up?

I want to get a part

in the video.

Hey, look, man,

video's already done.

It's all done. There's

no more room in it.

Maybe you can be

in the next one.

But if you need

a board or something,

- talk to Tony.

- Watch! Watch this.

Tim wasn't

around that much

after him

and Mary split up.

It was becoming

more difficult to figure out

a way to still be

part of their lives.

And him and Danny,

I think, grew apart.

You need a father,

and so if you don't have one

you're looking for one,

and if there's somebody

that can be that for you,

you grab on.

Mike reassured me

that Danny would go somewhere

in the world

with his skateboarding.

He didn't know

where or what,

but he said, "He's got

a lot of potential,

and I'd like

to see him use it".

Here comes Danny Way.

He is really hot.

This kid is 15 years old.

He's the youngest pro

on the tour.

He took a real bad spill

this morning.

He is doing a lot

of flashy tricks out there.

He hurt himself

in practice,

came down

on his tailbone very hard,

and yet he has managed

to pull himself together

and get a nice routine

going here. Oh, very nice!

He does

a 360 transitioning

from the big ramp

to the small ramp.

Very nicely done.

That'll be it

for Danny Way.

Pulling him

out of school,

it was the hardest thing

for me to do.

So, I had to take

a leap of faith.

I believed

in my son enough

to believe that his dream

would come true.

- First place, $2,500...

- Congratulations, Danny.

...goes to the youngest pro

on the circuit, Danny Way!

Danny, first of all, that was

an outstanding performance.

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