By the numbers

Last update: November 2, 2007 - 1:59 PM

40: Approximate number of years skateboarding has been around.

10 million: Number of participants last year, according to the National Sporting Goods Association. By comparison, soccer had 14 million and tackle football 12 million.

2,100: Number of skate parks built in the United States between 2001 and 2005, according to the Sk8 the Planet website (www.tankgirl. info/stp/index.html).

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