Mat Hoffman

­ This book is called the ride of my life by Mat Hoffman. This about Mat Hoffman's life and what he has accomplished in his life. It talks about his family and how he grew up, how he got into bike riding, to all the trick he has invented. It also talks about the ups and downs of his life from getting married to all the falls and surgeries he has gone through.
­ There are a lot of the older pros that he rode with on a daily basis including Dennis McCoy, Bob Haro, and Dave Mirra. Mat looked up to these pros and began his journey to become pro like his insperations This book covers his life from birth to the present day, his friends and family, other pros that he rode with, and all of his accomplishments.
­ There's a lot of places where he has been to in his life and many of competitions. His favorite was the KOV ( king of vert ). riders from all over would come to compete in this event. One place where he hung out a lot was at the secret ninja ramp that he made. This was at his house I believe. This was his training ground. He would practice on this ramp almost everyday and he would maintain it as well.
­ In the book he has to over come hardship. Mat never gave up the sport, he was committed to it since day one. The world of bmx wouldn't be the same if he hadn't come into play, meaning, people wouldn't know what tricks to do and bike riding wouldn't be as progressive. I would say I could compare to hime because I feel like I'm in the same possition he's in. I just like to ride different things than he does.
­ The main voice in the story is mostly Mat's but there are times where his family or friends talk about him so it gives the story another perspective. This gives an outside perspective of what he was doing. He could be talking about the contest and how he said it wasn't that hard but others could say that he killed it in the contest.
­ To this day Mat still rides but not like he used to. Now he's getting older and can't be doing all the things he used to. Other than that, this is a great book to read if you want to know about his life, or if you're, a fellow bike rider. It's a must read.… (meer)