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JUST ANOTHER LONELY MILLIONAIRE SKATEBOARDER

By Allison Glock

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

It's 10 in the morning and cherubic skateboarding pro Ryan Sheckler is sitting at a large conference table watching a PowerPoint presentation scored with "inspirational" techno music. The 18-year-old is flanked by entrepreneur (and Apprentice Season 4 contestant) Josh Shaw and Steve Astephen, his agent. Sheckler eyes the skin-care promo with strained interest. This is his third meeting in as many hours, and he will have at least five more before the day ends. As Shaw runs through his shtick, S ...

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