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Emanuel "Manny" Santiago (born September 10, 1985), nicknamed "Manny Slays All", is a professional skateboarder from Puerto Rico. Santiago is the first and only Puerto Rican skateboarder to be in the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) “premier competitive series”. In 2013, Santiago won two consecutive stops in the first ever "Select Series" at Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Brazil and Barcelona. As an amateur, Santiago won 1st place for Best Trick at the Black Box Crossroads Contest amongst professional skateboarders like Nyjah Huston, Chris Cole, Torey Pudwill, and Ryan Sheckler. In 2012, he became the first Puerto Rican street skateboarder to place in the top three in the X Games after coming in 3rd place at the finals in Barcelona. He is famously recognized for his missing tooth, ear-to-ear smile, and endlessly positive demeanor. ==Early life== Santiago was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts. As a kid, Santiago attended the local Boys & Girls Club near there the Roberto Clemente Skate Park. He began skateboarding at the age of 14. Skateboarding served as an oasis from the growing gang culture in Lowell for Santiago. In 2012 during an interview with Vice Magazine, Santiago stated: ''“Lowell ended up building some skate parks, and one happened to be near the Boys’ Club where I went. A few of my good friends started skating, so I tried it. The moment I stepped on a board I was hooked, and I haven’t stopped.”'' Santiago also revealed in a 2014 interview with Ecko Unlimited that growing up in an underprivileged environment made him who he is today. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manny Santiago」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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