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ANTHONY SMITS

Nickname: Tony
Birthday: 22/02/1990
Birthplace: Wilrijk
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 78 kg
Eye Color: Blue/Green
Hair Color: Dark blonde (with a patch of grey hidden somewhere)
Right or left handed: Left handed
One rule to live by: live the moment !
Website: lifeoflamas.blogspot.com

Surf/snow/skate since: Snowboarding since 2000
How I started boarding: I took a snowboardcamp on an indoor slope in Belgium together with my brother. We both wanted to try something else than skiing, and got addicted to it pretty fast !
Quiksilver/ROXY since: November 2010
Local spot: Indoor slope in Peer, Belgium
Favo spots: Flachauwinkel, Livigno, Gerlos, Snowpark NZ.
Favo tricks: Cab 5, BS 180, FS 3
Best results: Belgian overall champ 2010, Belgian champ Big air 2010, Belgian champ half pipe 2010, 14th place world cup big air Moscow, Belgian overall 3rd 2011,
Goal I would like to achieve this year: Try and bring my tricks into the backcountry and do more photoshoots..
Other sponsors: Lib tech, Vans, Hot-zone, Gloryfy, Bern, Oneballjay

My weakness: Waking up early
My strengths: Dedication
My fears: Not being able to snowboard anymore or losing someone who is very close to me !
My physical feature: Strong legs and shoulders..
Other hobbies: Wakeboarding, surfing, trampoline, squash
If I could turn pro in another sport, It'd be: Rally and compete in the WRC !
My hero: My brother
Bed time: Depends on the party and the girls
First thoughts waking up: SNOOZE !!
My all time high: When I was 17 with snowboarding, had such a good season back then !
My all time low: My knee injury when I was 17, lost a complete year with snowboarding.. Sucks having to sit still when everyone's out riding !
Number of things in my past I regret: I lost count of that a long time ago
How I want to die: As an old man in a retirement home, sitting outside on rocking chair with a blanket over my legs in the sunshine with cute nurses around.
Perfect pizza: Vegetarian with spicy oil
My perfect day: Wake up, blue bird outside, fresh powder, go riding with friends, half an hour under the rainshower after snowboarding, good dinner, go to a party in the evening.
My favorite music: Electro
Your most overused phrase on an instant messenger: I don't do instant messaging
If someone walked into my room right now, the first thing they'd notice is: The bottle of ‘Leffe'
If I would have two weeks time and my own private jet, I would go to.. with.. because..: I would go to New Zealand in winter (when it's summer there) with my best friends and my brother to go surfing, enjoy the country, travel around and just have a good time !