# Who was your inspiration? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 18, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440 "2015-08-18T20:20:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![s1mp13m4n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@s1mp13m4n](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/s1mp13m4n)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/21 "2015-08-23T20:51:55Z")
Dale Oliver and the Spintastics Technic and TS4 got me interested in yo-yoing. I like his no frills/no hype approach. It seems to be about the skill and not about the gear for him. I like what the older guys can do with a basic $6 yo yo. ---
**Author:** ![DirtyPlastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@DirtyPlastic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DirtyPlastic)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/22 "2015-08-23T21:51:12Z")
I started yoyoing in the mid 90’s. I was in 7th grade and it was a fad for about a year. Didnt touch a yoyo again until a little over a year ago when i saw Gentry’s wyyc routine. I didnt know yoyoing had come that far, had no idea what unresponsive was. I imediately wanted to start yoyoing again. If it wasnt for Gentry getting main stream media attention i would never even thought about picking up a yoyo. A year and a thousand dollars in yoyos later and i dont know how i lived without it. ---
**Author:** ![Nemyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nemyo/32/14407_2.png) [@Nemyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nemyo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/23 "2015-08-23T22:06:22Z")
Graeme Steller’s videos really got me into yo-yoing. ---
**Author:** ![mr.nightshadow95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.nightshadow95/32/1093_2.png) [@mr.nightshadow95](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mr.nightshadow95)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/24 "2015-08-23T22:24:02Z")
Zach Gormley for sure ---
**Author:** ![Maverick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Maverick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Maverick)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/25 "2015-09-02T16:57:18Z")
not exactly a who, but i was inspired by a TV show called blazing teens, which was made by the yoyo company auldey. ---
**Author:** ![EricBell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/aca169/32.png) [@EricBell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EricBell)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/26 "2015-09-02T17:10:25Z")
Charles Haycock’s tricks are off the charts, and his attitude and perspective are super deep and amazing. Yoyoing is an art, an extension of yourself. That’s my inspiration. ---
**Author:** ![Mazdarx7FD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mazdarx7fd/32/43086_2.png) [@Mazdarx7FD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mazdarx7FD)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/27 "2015-09-02T17:23:01Z")
My inspiration is Marcus Koh, I watched his 2nd place performance from 2012 WYYC. He is the definition of speed and tech combined. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/28 "2015-09-03T18:27:57Z")
I would say Steve Brown was the biggest inspiration for me. I just figured if he could learn to yoyo anybody could learn to yoyo. And he had a Mo-hawk haircut at the time. And since my first name is Mo; I almost felt like we were related somehow. And he was very helpful. He was Always lending somebody a Free-hand. ---
**Author:** ![MarHaiYoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marhaiyoyo/32/1316_2.png) [@MarHaiYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarHaiYoyo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/29 "2015-09-15T19:52:21Z")
Mickey was my initial idol I would say ---
**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/30 "2015-09-15T23:19:28Z")
There are a lot of people that inspire me, There are a lot of great players out there. Andre, Gentry, Zac, Tyler severance. Definitely give me inspiration. ---
**Author:** ![Siggy-06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/siggy-06/32/182279_2.png) [@Siggy-06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Siggy-06)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440/31 "2015-09-16T01:38:13Z")
My dad got ne my first yoyo when I was little, old duncan throw. I could do a lot of the fixed axel tricks and loops with it. I kind of forgot about it for a while and picked it back up after watching a few pros and amateurs on youtube, Paul Kerbel comes to mind. I said to myself, “Hey I used to yoyo a lot when I was little…” Things sure have changed, but I am enjoying 1A style a lot, and got a loop 1080 just for looping and a few other tricks. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-was-your-inspiration/76440.md?page=1)