Kevin Robinson all set to make a return this BMX season – X Games Update
After remaining absent from the competitions for almost a year, the BMX legend from Rhode Island, Kevin Robinson is all set to make a come-back this season, starting off with the X Games 17 that will be held in Los Angeles from 28-31 July.
Talking to the media in Bristol, where he went to inaugurate the new wing of a popular sports channel’s office devoted to the X Games, Robinson said, “I wouldn't trade my career for anything in the world. I'm not done yet. I'm trying to push the progression
of my sport. I still have things I want to accomplish.”
The professional rider was put out of action last year after he dislocated his shoulder three times while competing at the X Games 16. The injury resulted in an early end to his 2010 Pro Vert season. After a year of rest and sufficient time for recovery,
the 39-year-old says that he is healthy and ready to start competing once again.
The last few years have not gone too well for Robinson, as far as his physical condition is concerned. He ended up with a torn rotator cuff in September 2009 and suffered frequent dislocations during the 2010 season, eventually being put out of action at
the X Games.
He started riding bikes at an age of 10 and has been competing professionally since 1992. Over the years, he has won four gold medals in X Games, with three of them coming in the BMX Big Air and one in the Vert Best Trick. Aside from that, he has managed
to make it to the podium at X every year from 2003-09. Robinson has earned himself the reputation of a formidable force to be reckoned with in BMX over the years.
Robinson, who is known for his corkscrew, broke the world height record in 2008 by going 54 feet off the ground.
The 39-year-old sensational athlete is arguably one of the most intimidating BMX riders in the world. Even after suffering a series of injuries, the pro rider has no intention of calling it quits.
"Biking isn't something I do. It's who I am. My greatest moment was getting on the bike for the first time. I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it. Now, I'm finding ways to adapt my body with age. I'm definitely fighting my anatomy. I'm going to
ride my bike until I have more fake parts than my bike does."
Robinson shows no mercy to his competition during the contests, but once off the ramp he is a man full of compassion. He spends a lot of time focusing on his K-Rob Foundation, to help the young people in his hometown of East Providence, Rhode Island, to
get access and stay involved in athletic activities.
With one of the greatest BMX athletes making a highly anticipated return, the current season of BMX and X Games 17 are sure to be one adrenaline-pumping ride.
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