We had the good fortune of connecting with Dimitris Zogaris and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Dimitris, what habits do you feel play an important role in your life?
Being hated and bullied from a young age made me a stronger person.
My passion, Faith and Love in Skateboarding made me surpass every difficulty and hard moment if my life.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
Skateboarding came into my life by the age of fourteen.

One day a friend of mine came by my parents’ house and we played Tony hawk on PlayStation One.

That’s when I first saw that you could do tricks with a skateboard.

By that time, I knew that I needed to really get into skateboarding and start learning tricks.

For a kid like me, having to deal with so much pain from my parents’ divorce and from all the bullying and judgments I was getting through at school, skateboarding gave me a way to break free and protect myself & soul.

As years passed by, I was getting better and better at skating and was also getting to meet a lot of people.

Skateboarding taught me to never give up and focus on myself.

It made me who I am today.

It saved my life, and it built me a huge self-confidence I never had.

All these people that were bullying and judging me suddenly weren’t affecting me anymore because skateboarding made me strong.

I also traveled around the world because of skateboarding, which opened my mind.

Skateboarding saved my life.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Greece!
Amazing food, great weather, great beaches and impressive islands.
Mediterranean cuisine is a must to try out.
Mykonos and Santorini is a must as well.
Great vibes!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Big shoutout to my very first haters ever that made me believe in myself more than anyone else.
As a teenager, I went through some hard times in life. Having to deal with my parent’s divorce and also getting through a lot of bullying as a teenager in high school, it was hard for me to escape and stay safe and focused on my journey in life.

That’s when I found skateboarding.
As years passed by, I was getting better and better at skating and was also getting to meet a lot of people.

Skateboarding taught me to never give up and focus on myself.

It made me who I am today.

It saved my life, and it built me a huge self-confidence I never had.

Also shoutout to my very first Sposnorship ever BlackSheepSkates that believed in me and helped me so much on my skateboarding journey.

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