Today we are going to talk about a professional American skateboarder who has made great profits in this sport and is the best skateboarder in the world. He started to deal with this sport at 5 years old and we can say he is the best in this business. He has achieved a lot of success and has won many competitions since he started his career.
His name is Nyjah Huston and he took part in the first competition in 2009 when he showed his talent for this sport. He is still very young and has a great future ahead. In addition to a successful career in this sport, he also launched his skateboard company and also, together with his mother, founded a humanitarian organization.
Although he’s only 24 years old, he has already made a huge financial profit and has made an excellent career. In 2016, he was in the top ten most successful American athletes and that gives him additional motivation to deal with this sport. Nyjah began to deal with this sport when he was 5 years old and he had a lot of time to train to become the most successful skater in the world.
Many people were interested to learn more about his private life and details of his career and youth. In this text we will reveal more details from his life and we will try to explain to you how Nyah became the best skater in the world.
Early Years
Nyjah Huston was born on November 30, 1994 in Davis, California, USA. He was born in this city, but he grew up in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. When he was 2 years old, his parents often bothered and his mother declared that his father had a violent behavior.
After a short time, they divorced and Nyjah moved with his father to San Lorenzo. His mother wanted Nyjah to stay with her in California, but his father did not allow it and he had to move. During his childhood, Nyjah was fond of skateboarding and every day he dealt with this sport. He had several skateboards he used for training, and his father always allowed him to train in his spare time.
He was not very interested in school and for learning and he always used his time to skateboarding. During his childhood, he had been in poor relationship with his father many times. Nyjah claimed that his father often had violent behavior and that he was often nervous.
He lived with his father for the next 5 years and then decided to return to USA. He promised that when he became successful and rich, he would return to San Lorenzo and buy the house in which he lived in. He left and remained in a bad relationship with his father.
When he returned to the US, Nyjah came to live with his mother and he was planning to participate in skateboard tournaments. He started with serious trainings and spent every day in the skateboarding. He had great motivation and wanted to become a successful athlete and to secure his life in a financial way. He had great support from his mother who helped him every day.
Nyjah said that he had a much lighter life in USA than he was in Porto Rico with his father. He said that his father was always nervous and that he always set new tasks for him. Nyjah had a goal to become the best skateboarder in the USA and in the near future he managed to achieve his goal.
When he was 13, he applied for participation in the first tournament and immediately showed his talent and skill. People said that he had incredible abilities and that this sport was his future. Nyjah had many plans for the future.
He was not very interested in learning and school and he had no intention for enrolling college after a high school. He had only one goal and motivation, and that was skateboarding.
Nyjah was not problematic during his childhood. He was also interested in rap music and at one time he felt that he could deal with this music. However, when he started to participate more often on tournaments, he did not have enough time to realize the plan.
After the second tournament in which he participated, Nyjah experienced a knee injury, due to which he had to take a break of 6 months. He stated that it was the hardest time of his career and that he felt that he would no longer be able to deal with this sport.
After recovering, he immediately devoted himself to training and applied to participate in the next tournament. In this tournament, he proved that he recovered from injury and managed to win the 1st place. With his 15 years of age, he was one of the greatest talents and people thought that he would soon be the best in the world.
When he was 16 years old, his father returned to USA and wanted to rectify his relationship with his son. Nyjah thought that his father did not deserve a second chance and that he would not change. After a short time, they managed to fix the relationship and calmed down. After that, his father attended his tournaments and gave him great support.
In an interview, Nyjah said that it meant a lot to him that he now had the support of both parents and that he was glad because he improved his relationship with his father.
Nyjah had all the necessary training conditions and he felt that his future is skateboarding and that he would succeed in becoming successful and rich.
He also had great support from friends who always said that Nyjah was a very good person who always helped other people. In the next tournaments he showed that he has a huge talent and skill and that he will become number one in this sport.
Career
Nyjah Huston began his career in 2008 when he signed a contract with Element Company and joined in their skateboard team. He was with a lot of talented skateboarders in the team and immediately showed his talent and skill. During the appearances for this team, he recorded several commercials and his performances were broadcast live on television.
People recognized his talent and everyone who follows this sport was thrilled with his abilities. In 2009 Nyjah decided to terminate the contract with this company and founded his skateboarding company. Many people felt that this was not a good move because he was an amateur in this sport, but Nyjah had his goal.
This company was called “I & I” and failed to survive for a long time. He founded this company with the help of 3 colleagues and during the duration of this company recorded several promotional ads.
After 2 years, the company stopped working and Nyjah decided to re-start cooperation with Element Company. After returning to this company, Nyjah shared a solo video production in 2011, which brought him a lot of success. During the appearance for this team he signed a contract to represent DC sneakers as well as several other products.
During his appearance in 2012, Nyjah promoted DC shoes and this company brought him a lot of additional financial profits. He managed to win the next 3 tournaments and entered in the top 10 best skateboarders in the world. This was his motivation to continue and in the next year he signed a contract with another famous brand.
This brought him even more profits and he became one of the richest skateboards in the US. When he won the gold medal at the 2013 X Games Street League competition in Barcelona, the renowned magazine Transworld SKATEboarding announced that no skateboarder has earned so much money so far and that Nyjah Huston is the most successful skateboarder in the world.
During 2013, he recorded several promotional ads and published several videos in which he shows his skills. He earned a lot of money because he had an incredible talent for this sport.
At the beginning of 2014, he designed his DC sneakers that came in for sale after several months. This company said that it was a great honor for them that Nyjah represent their brand and these shoes had made a big sale throughout the USA. During the first year, Nyahh made a huge profit from the sale of these shoes and this brought him additional profit.
This model was called “Nyjah Huston Signature Shoe” and commercials for these shoes were recorded at High School in Los Angeles where Nyjah performed tricks on the stairs of this school.
This commercial has added extra popularity to these shoes and has succeeded in attracting many customers. At the end of 2014, Nyjah experienced a shoulder injury and had to miss an important tournament in Munich.
His mother said that Nyjah will take a break of 2 months but will be ready for the next important tournament that held in Portland. He was not ready for this tournament, but he signed up for the next one in South Africa. This tournament is called the Kimberley Diamond Cup and was held in September. Nyjah managed to win this tournament and won a gold medal and a million dollar reward.
Nyjah Huston has received many awards during his career, among which are the prizes for the most talented skater in 2011, and the 2013 and 2015 prize for the skater of the year. He has been very successful with his 20 years and has earned a lot of profits. He continued to record various promotional videos and to participate in various tournaments.
During his 7 years of career he has participated in over 70 tournaments and has won many gold medals. He is one of the most successful skaters and he said that he will continue to play this sport in the future. He has earned between 15-20 million dollars so far and is thought that he would double this profit in the next few years. He has a great future ahead of him and it is certain that he will still be one of the best in this sport.
Personal Life
Nyjah Huston did not hide the details of his so life much and he said a lot of things about himself in various shows. He was always open and liked to talk about the happenings in his life. He has gained a lot of financial profit and he is one of the richest skateboards in the world. He currently does not have a girlfriend and lives in a house that he bought in 2013 for $ 2.3 million.
He put photos of his new house on social networks and his fans were trained in his life. He also travels very often and we can see his pictures from various countries of the world.
He enjoys a lot of in life and he has excellent financial incomes. He is in great relationship with his parents with whom he had various problems during childhood when they divorced.
He and his mother organized a charity organization in 2015 and 2016, and with the help of this organization, he collected a million dollars donated to people in Puerto Rico who needed clean water.
He organized several humanitarian actions with which he donated money to people who needed help. He said that he plans new projects for 2019 and 2020 and that his fans will surely be delighted.
He also received a call to participate in a skateboarding film and said he would probably accept this invitation. He currently has his profile on YouTube and we can often see his videos in which he showing his skills on the skateboard.
He is currently the richest skateboarder in the world and has achieved the greatest success among all skateboards in the world. He is still recording commercials for the world’s biggest brands and that brings him additional revenue.
Quick Summary
Full name: Nyjah Huston
Date of birth: November 30, 1994
Birthplace: Davis, California, USA
Age: 25
Profession: Skateboarder
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Net Worth: $20 million