“For those of you that don’t know, I had the worst crash of my entire career the week before ATG 2010. Initially I didn’t think it would be so bad but after almost four months on crutches and complications with a surgery I eventually ended up turning down, I found myself unable to trick for the entire year of 2010. It wasn’t until January this year that I finally, finally got the chance to pick up tricking again.

Having said that, I wish I could be here today presenting some kind of momentous comeback sampler that changes tricking forever, but the truth is I was so totally humbled and defeated by this injury I couldn’t even cork this time 6 months ago. Following the first session I had this year I resolved to try and catch up everything I was capable of in my lost sessions sampler from total scratch, in exactly 6 months. 

6 full months later and here I am in June of 2011. I could rewrite this paragraph 100 times and still never express the absolute emotional insanity that has been the dizzying highs and crushing lows of making this sampler. SO much has changed in the year I was gone and where I once could compete with the ridiculous progression of the community I now watch videos with my jaw wide open in total amazement.

These days I well and truly feel like I’m back at the bottom of the tricking ladder and honestly, I am honoured to be here. I realise now that before all of this happened trying to remain competitive caused me to lose sight of the happiness tricks always gave me and with it the essence of who I was as a person. I have found having to fight this sampler from the ground up has forced me to pour my absolute heart and fucking soul into tricking like I have never done before. This video in many ways is the essence of who I am as a tricker and a person.”- Mr. Double ABCDEF

holy shit.