Eric Koston - 'Goldfish' (1993)

[2ftsk8r]

Killin it before I was even born, Koston is the man.

Always has been and always will be my favorite skater in the world.

[EggMcMuffinFan13]

sweezy: switch with ease

[gabeamccoy]

Hey I was born in 93

[brianator145]

@makebank93: hotsteeze is the shiz

[mhd1937]

sw flip back tail in 1993, or maybe earlier. Some skaters can't do that shit now!

[sooperheep]

mongo for days

[towelle91845]

switch on point

[hellbentfucker]

koston is lame!!! where is the fotage from baldy,or pipeline? school w !!!

[youngsteezy717]

@hellbentfucker someone's a poser. real skaters dont hate on other skaters because the world is already good at that.

[MrCherubhair1]

@hellbentfucker WTF man? Real skaters don't hate on other skaters you fucking fag. Fuck you. Koston rules.

[makebank93]

@makebank93: yea hotsteeze is so sick i use it to find new tricks and shit

[kshrams]

he inward heel'd and switch heel'd up a four stair. talent.

[talktal]

skating back in the 90s was just way funner. no skate stoppers. no sell outs. no cops telling you to go to shitty parks. real spots to skate on the weekend. it was the best of times.

[Patricio87]

@talktal Its true. I remember back in the 90s you would see groups of skaters just chilling wherever. Nowadays they get chased away.

[TheRickyp83]

@Patricio87 You speak truth! I've been skating since 97 and I remember a few spots in my town (only one still exists, but noone skates for some reason) you could go to those spots on ANY given weekend and it would look like a free outdoor skatepark. Bc there would be like 20+ skaters just skating and chilling at these spots..You'd NEVER see that these days. Not for more than 10 mins anyway. smh

[megamatt13]

if i was skating back then and saw koston doing all this, i would have shit out of my dick

[makebank93]

@stoozer12: well that's what its called on hotsteeze. com

[xanibars]

Middle school days!!!!

[DriFTaZiLLa]

2:00 lets just switch tre flip up a 3 stair

[cannabis420dank]

haha that pushing mongo when switch shit is old school

[megamatt13]

@cannabis420dank who gives a fuck about switch mongo

[cannabis420dank]

@megamatt13 im sayin that old school is sick but u obviously dont appreciate older skateboarding i grew up watchin this video and many other classics and i love all aspects of skating, old school, new shit and everything in between and ive been skating through all those years and watch skating progress but ur probably just some young bitch that doesnt skate

[ilovehotfemales]

I was pooping in my diaper while koston was gettin it in

[Spaz12isHipAimedFagg]

Switch tra up a tra stair

[freshANDhesh]

crazy flip trick skills..

[Mr101Bigguy]

He pushes mongo and regular :S

[eanselk]

@TameTHEGuch no...

[LebronMVP4LIFE]

1:55 is that a switch inward heel? i didnt know inward heels had been around that long...

[LebronMVP4LIFE]

@LebronMVP4LIFE fuck, there are a lot of inward heels in here! lol

[Joegrim98]

i was still in my dads balls when he was ripping like this

[100gazillionmillion]

Who is this guy?!?! Does he have any other videos out???

Wow... He's even better than Bam!! (Almost!!)

[DJK2495]

@100gazillionmillion i really hope your joking...

[tjtheplay]

@100gazillionmillion Are you serious or being sarcastic?

[100gazillionmillion]

@tjtheplay I'm being sarcastic. There's no way this no-name skater is anywhere near as good as Bam Margera.

[lookurdadz]

nearly everything in this is switch

[Koolgit]

Rodney Mullen is better at flatground.

[BL4CKxM4GIC]

@Koolgit gtfo this Eric Koston not Rodney. You cant compare the two, they have their own style.

[turb00]

@Koolgit This isnt flatground

[XxCALLMEJOSHxX]

never noticed koston pushed mongo

[lzgramzl]

@TameTHEGuch ya dude I dont know what current skating you watch but for the 90's koston shit on alot of people

[xe989]

this is truely art.

[munchamushroom]

song name anyone?

[OfurNayr]

@munchamushroom slick rick - cuz its wrong.

[aryanstallyan]

@TameTHEGuch ...thats abit of a stretch

[crapsk8r]

this version of this song FUUUUCCCKKKK

[jayesone]

Im sitting on the left side with my hands together at 3:01 haha

[TheChemi]

@jayesone so like were they filming this by you or did you like know koston and all thats cool as hell man

[jayesone]

@TheChemi Back in the days, People use to Film at spot, every so often you randomly get spotted in the shot. I luckly was there at the right time and moment. But I do know some of the Girl and Chocolate guys too.

[TheChemi]

@jayesone for show man thats awesome shit there:)

[HosannaSkurfin]

@jayesone bulllllshiittt rly/??

[jayesone]

Etnies Raps shoes FTW

[risingpauler]

think of how crazy this fucking part is...WOW

[Jeremiah2124]

crazy to think how much skating has evolved since then..... wow

[GIRLANDLAKAIFORLIFE]

it was all about lines not a single trick alone

[IsaacNolan]

@GIRLANDLAKAIFORLIFE 1:49 and 1:52

[Rezografia]

Атеец!

[MercerSkate]

yeah... but when I posted the comment it was 17

[embracethewave]

damn, koston has been in the game for a while. I was born in 93 and grew up watching him skate for girl some of his best parts was from Yeah Right though.

[Pareidolic]

@embracethewave Dude, you make me feel oooollld

[rattray1987]

this video is bored

[Austhesauce]

I'm so happy that Koston is still around

[Robertnuns]

The Tiger Woods of skateboarding.

[Symphamy]

Koston... stay with the skinny jeans and button shirts aha.

[EMCIEBIE]

i was born in 1993 haha back in the days he even so good as now he is so sick

[nollieheels09]

This is why Eric Koston is one of the most respected skaters in the game

[geniusskateboarder]

is that jeron wilson at :29

[Royfokker73]

Koston + Slick Rick - untouchable!

[filminggrandpa]

i filmed at the first spot!

[Robertnuns]

@filminggrandpa ALOT OF THIS WAS FILMED IN VANCOUVER, THAT SWITCH INWARD HEEL HE NAILED 14 TIMES IN A ROW CAUSE HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SWITCH TRE FLIP.

[filminggrandpa]

@Robertnuns the first spot is in socal!

[brankonikitovic761]

@TameTHEGuch name one?

[areyouover9000]

Koston always has the best music in his video parts.

[chacheng9774]

i cant believe this was when i was 13 days old...

[crazycandycarl16]

17 years ago koston was still better than i am now.

[lzochiodo10]

!7 years ago? damn, shane o'neill was only 3! probably doin little baby flips

[TheRobgproductions]

haha switch MONGO?!!

[6941990]

@TheRobgproductions

He is still Switch Mongo. LOL

[ChrisHaslamBCBeast]

HAHA 1 STAIRSET IN THE WHOLE VIDEOO i havent wached thiss in a loooooooooooooooooooooooong time

[kvariant91]

this video is mad Slick

[thefunkeykong]

look at that kiddo haha

[jimmyTHPS]

switch bs flip was always his trick

[eggynapalm]

the golden days... i was four years old...

[imaposer123]

@eggynapalm I was negative 3 years old.

[BEEPBEEPitsTIN]

@imaposer123 Me too! :D

[eronic123456]

eric froston!

[FilipinoDude781]

look how good he was, 17 years ago...

[JPfingerskater]

@TameTHEGuch are you serious?

[clockworkdroog84]

Skateboarding used to be awesome. Now its was too commercial. long live the good old days

[TheTupperwareBandit]

@clockworkdroog84 People can finally make a living from it though!

[TBOMBSkates]

its funny how it used to be between big tricks you would pop shoeves....now you do tres lol

[themma95]

haha skating was SO much different back then!!!

[timlbs]

i always knew koston was rad. but it wasnt till way later until i found out how badass alot of thai people are, when i did though it made more sense that koston could do 1 footed nosegrinds and all the other crazy shit.

[ChrisSchwanrez]

thumbs up

[themexicancrew4]

srry but after the track ended it qot lame

[FilipinoDude781]

@themexicancrew4 because inward heels up five stairs are lame

[justinissogone]

He does more switch tricks in here then regular.

[cliqedout216]

You can tell its the early 90's by those little ass wheels

[sweetchildomine9]

makes it look like he's pushing mongo with all that switch shit he does.

[Hectorrskates]

reminds me of jose rojo

[sabaw13]

good days. no technical tricks yet. no trick-grind-trick-out yet :))

[AllTheSame7]

=0 inward heel up the steps

[destroyeric89]

Don't know if this has been said, but people used to push mongo switch, so you could tell that they were skating switch. Gotta remember those were the days that switch sh!t was being invented.

[Billy1691]

damn.. Eric koston is way better back in the day.. I like Eric koston over Mike mo.. Mike mo is good to but This style is OLD SCHOOL =D

[DougglesMagnificent]

@Billy1691 i do love watching old koston because he obviously cared a lot more back then and it shows in his skating, everything a lot more stable and polished. these days he has nothing to prove so he's kinda sketchy and flailing in a lovable way...yelling a lot while he skates too. you can tell he's just having fun and he knows he's made his mark

[Calhoun90]

Guys, I think he's pushing mongo because he's pushing switch. Koston's got sick switch skills!

[enjoiskateboards666]

I fucking hate when people make a huge ass deal about people pushing mongo or not.It not a BIG DEAL

[IXLUCKY13XI]

slick rick!!!!

[23coffeebreak]

SSBSTS!

[JamesBehrends]

3:56 are you kidding me!

[MercerSkate]

I cant believe this was 17 years ago...

[MercerSkate]

@ROTFSCOOTERING I think 2010-1993 = 17.

[artsivi]

@MercerSkate 18 :D

[LostCoastBoards]

@MercerSkate I cant believe this video is 18 yrs old

[Hijinx1982]

I remember watching this when I was 11. I don't skate anymore but it's good to re-live old memories.

[thecheese101592]

@12131AllDay whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

[IXLUCKY13XI]

@12131AllDay you are literally the dumbest person in the world koston is switch when he pushes mongo there are many pros that push mongo switch he has more style than most pros i see today

[DougglesMagnificent]

@12131AllDay god what a geek this guy is, sticking to his embarrassingly ignant guns, sure there's "switch mongo" guyz he shd know he's a skate expert cuz he jocks shake junt shake junt sheeeit he coo

[DougglesMagnificent]

@12131AllDay yeah i bet. you totally sound like a skateboard expert that gets mad pussy - sorry for misjudging! you do know that jock doesn't mean the same thing as "fuck" yeah? another mistake at slang...seriously, are you learning how to be cool starting this year or something by getting into skateboarding? it shows...pls respond with more

[12131AllDay]

@DougglesMagnificent stop jockin youtube comments clown its called a life get one

[xXRaVeMeXx]

Is it really true you cant get sponsored now days if you push mango?

[tehbossasian]

@xXRaVeMeXx its more just that no people who push mongo end up being sponsored, but for the most part technically it can drag you down when you bring skating to a higher level because it takes more time to set up etc buuut im sure somebody would sponsor someone who pushes mongo

[kmrsk8er4]

i like it cause you can tell when hes about to do something switch ...mongo pusher

[WolfCraftx]

weird with long hair

[Dar00nSong]

haha he rips and i love it how he does all his tricks over blocks n shit, i think people now days should pick it up to this standard

[lightlord99]

this is crazy even by todays standards.



[BakerMassacre]

Back in the day when people still pushed mongo switch. :D

[atreyu1595]

koston was killing it 17 years ago and still kills it today!

[slippage10]

Yeah he's goofy and regular

[h3rbsman]

switch flip back tail in the early 90s is insaaane

[27thplanet]

goldfish in my opinion is 1 ov my favorite skate vids

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[sk8maniac15]

now this is some raw 90's footy!!

[Sleightofhandsz]

Wow. I know Koston destroys now but he was insane back then too

[1shrezzer1]

I think he's easily one of the top 3 in the game. mainly because skating is 75% what you can do on a skateboard, and 25% what kinda dude you are. Kostons' been ripping for over 21 years, and is EASILY one of the best skaters out there. Koston is ALSO one of the funniest skaters around.

[Marcelosk8board]

@1shrezzer1

[raidacaipo]

wow no wonder hes so good.. style hasnt changed at all and its interesting to see him run through the lines like it was nothing..

[JimmyPage361]

Damn i can't belive some of those spots are still around

[poonseeka]

93. koston has been ripping for over a decade. that's why this nigga is paid. respect

[woodyrulesok]

Shit, reminds me of being a kid. Love it.

[hankdarwin]

watch this, mouse, menikamati, yeah right then fully flared. the progression is insane!

[jaesi25]

if you cant recognize koston's contribution to skating you are a poser. period.

no room for discussion.

go to ANY skate event and tell ANY pro or am or even the freakin announcer that you think koston sucks or is lame or pushes mongo or whatever dis you post on youtube and see how you get treated. film it and post it on youtube...you will be popular i promise.

[mynidario]

@jaesi25 shut up man are you jealous?

[sikminesta]

haha small wheels, remember that! look back now never understood why that was such a big deal, i remember guys with wheels barely bigger then there bearings!

[JukstaposeVids]

this brings me back

[skatetillmidnight]

is it slick rick?

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[shneckelheimer]

I like it better without the music.

[Theratinthehouse]

wow love this stuff!

[iheartsteezeskiing]

lmaoo rockin the tennis shoes <333

[Giohaha1]

I'm so happy we have camera's better than those in the 90's!

[AileneIsAwesome]

2:00 Switch Tre up a 3 stair ... WTF.. Koston remains a beast now like he did then.

[UndeadFourtyOne]

skating is definitely not about showing off

[JazziJBC]

lol Froston olldd as hell Hahah!

[ab3k1nz]

koston really evolved the switch game

[KakuPL]

holy shit i have even more respect for Koston now...all that switch stuff! Switch flip back tailslide in '93 wtf :O

Looks like skating in the early 90's was more fun than today, less hype over huge ass shit like el toro etc, more fun. Nowadays kids don't even leave the house without a camera to document every ollie they do so they can show off :/ This is why i skate alone

[ab3k1nz]

You skate alone cause you have no friends

[KakuPL]

no i just don't like the attitude of many people i have skated with, and others who i see skating

[ab3k1nz]

@KakuPL ok but you will never get good skating by urself, skating is all about showing off your skills, when people are watching you skate you tend do harder tricks to show off, and when you skate with friends you a more competitive edge to your skating

[MarkAndLeroy]

I wasn't even born when this was made:P

[HBTheChampz]

Lol, me too. He is so smoooooth in this video.

[Arto527]

pretty good but no style but still pretty dope

[NBskate]

@Arto527 noone had a style in the 90's didnt matter.

[Rikokaspar28]

DANG !!! i want old days back : )

[ilovesex4life91]

love this video best part ,i like mike carroll part too they both had really good switch tricks

[gabeonastick]

song?

[ilovesex4life91]

slick rick -cuz its wrong

[vg543]

Is that the first switch flip back tail on video?

It's not mongo if you do a fakie or switch trick after pushing, that's just keeping direction.

[hovdederka]

ya it is mongo its called switch mongo. if your back foot stays on the board whichever direction your pushing its considered mongo

[crailtaprider628]

i learned backtails by watching koston skate switch. he's my inspiration.

[24onepiece]

whats with the mongo pushing....iKNOW HES DOING SWITCH TRICKS SO DONT COMMENT BACK..junk pusher

[jeffery800]

siiick video and you know its the 90s is that slick rick playing?

[JoeyFender1]

@jeffery800 the song is slick rick-cuz its wrong

[Derek12341]

i completely agree!!!most of the kid have no idea what it was like in the 90s!skatein wasnt the cool thing to do,u did it because it was different,and it wasnt a organized shity sport u could be yourself and have fun wih no coach.not like today!?!

[royinfinit]

you, youngsters don't know anything about koston back in the day. he invented all switch tricks. he pave the future for all you ignorant youngsters. give him respect and the rest of the girl team in the 90's

[24onepiece]

@royinfinit LOL 3:13 BAHAHAHA LOL

[crailtaprider628]

damn i was only 3 years old when this came out.

[beastlyskater120]

GOD DAMN THE SWITCH!!!!!