TPM Episode 123: Cesar Mora, Vert Legend

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

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4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Cesar Mora was born to become a professional soccer player and he was on track to make that happen. He moved from Australia to Spain and began training with Rayo Vallencano before visa issues forced him out of Spain. When he returned to Australia, he worked at a skateboard shop, found rollerblading, and within two years, was on top of the sport. He dominated vert from 95 to 99 and then he broke his arm. While Cesar continued to compete, he was never the same. It’s an interesting story with one of the best.

Cesar Mora Show Notes:

1:30: Meeting each other and growing up in Australia

5:00: Finding soccer, soccer gets serious, and training with Roye Vaccanno in Spain

12:00: Moving back to Australia, school, and working at a skate shop

16:00: Skating and being strong

19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30

Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

21:30: The Extreme Games, the first US Trip, and sponsors

32:30: Being professional, The Offspring ordeal at the MTV Festival, and the first 1080

41:15: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

42:45: The K2 days, random injuries, and his arm

53:00: Budget cuts, my observations, and the how things end with sponsors/skating

63:00: Does his money hold out, what is he up to now?

64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Blake Dennis

Transcript

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0:00.0	Mmm, baby, it's time to talk some shit on the Powell Movement.
0:11.8	Welcome to the Powell Movement. I'm your host, Mike Powell, and this week I'm going back
0:18.5	to how my career started. I'm dropping back into the forgotten world of rollerblading.
0:24.2	My guest is the first professional athlete that I ever worked with during my time manning a desk at K2.
0:30.1	I'm talking about Cesar Mora.
0:32.3	And if you don't know about Cessar, he was a champion inline skater when there was such a thing as champion inline skaters.
0:39.3	He was the first guy to land a 1080 in competition. I think he was the first to land a 1260 as well.
0:45.5	He dominated the 90s and was one of the most professional athletes that I've ever worked with.
0:50.9	The dude had his own website that he was updating daily in 2002, which says a lot for
0:56.3	what he thought about his career. On the podcast, Cessor and I talk about what he was supposed to do,
1:02.0	play professional soccer, and how his path changed based on visas and partying, and then how he
1:08.0	got a second chance with inline skating. And then, like I do with all inline skaters, I'll find out what Cessar is up to now.
1:15.9	Before we get into the podcast, I want to ask you to tell someone about the show.
1:20.9	It can be anybody. I don't care if they're your friends or not.
1:24.6	I also want to ask you to follow me on Instagram at the Powell Movement. And finally,
1:29.3	I need to thank my sponsors who make this thing happen. They are Evo, Spy Optic, Stanley, and the 10-barrel
1:36.1	brewery. Now, let's head down under and talk with Cesar Mora. Cesar. Mikey. Do you?
1:45.0	I'm good, man.
1:46.0	I was just thinking it's been probably, what, 12 years since we've talked, maybe more?
1:52.0	Probably more.
1:53.0	It's been a while.
1:54.0	It's gone quick.
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