He competed at the Olympics with his AirPods on... And became the first American to win an Olympic medal in skateboarding.
Brut spent an afternoon with Jagger Eaton at a New York City skatepark.
Brut spent an afternoon with Jagger Eaton at a New York City skatepark.
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00:00One of the biggest things in skateboarding is when you fall, you got to get back up.
00:04Oh, I fell!
00:15Are y'all from here?
00:31Right now we're at Lower East Side Park, LES, one of my favorite parks in the world.
00:36I haven't skated here in a few years, really excited.
00:39To take home the first medal for USA is huge.
00:43I mean, that was the main goal going in, to be on that podium.
00:46And that's what we got, and I'm stoked, I'm so fortunate.
00:49I've always wanted to compete for my country, it's always been the main goal.
00:51And yeah, I'm just stoked to take it home.
00:53I think that it's really important for skateboarding to be on the Olympic stage
00:57because it brings a lot of legitimacy to the sport.
00:59You know, skateboarding is so beautiful, it's such an art form, so creative.
01:03But again, for skateboarders like me who are really competitive,
01:05that really want a bigger competition, it's everything we could ever wanted.
01:13Do it!
01:24I was listening to a lot of old country and new rap music.
01:27I've said that in every interview, but it's really true.
01:29I can show you my playlist right now.
01:31It's a lot of old, like, Charlie Daniels band, Hank Williams Jr.,
01:35and then Playboi Carti and Potsmoke.
01:37It's wild, really random.
01:39That's the full playlist right there, it's everything on there.
01:41Oh, see, I don't have Spotify Premium, but it's on there.
01:45Yeah, the song that just came on next was Kiss My Country Ass by Blake Shelton.
01:49And you got Stop Breathing by Playboi Carti, you got Beano,
01:53you got all the goodies on there.
01:55All the goodies on there.
01:56I mean, hopefully they know that skaters are messing with the man.
01:59You know, Carti's someone that's really inspired me.
02:01Blake Shelton is a random one I don't think a lot of skaters listen to,
02:04but I love him. Great dude.
02:06And yeah, I hope they get to see that.
02:08I listen to music every second of the day.
02:10I wake up to music right in the middle of the day I listen to music.
02:14Before I go to sleep, I listen to music.
02:16I listen to music all the time.
02:20Yes, so I got my name Jagger from both my parents.
02:23And their first date was a Rolling Stones concert.
02:28I got into old country music just because of where I was raised.
02:30I was raised in Arizona. I'm full-on country.
02:32So I grew up on that, and then old new rap is something I really gained from skateboarding.
02:37The beat and the culture and the artistry kind of really grabbed me,
02:41and I really just started falling in love with it.
02:44I got a skateboard when I was four years old for Christmas,
02:46and me and my brother both just fell absolutely in love with it.
02:49And I feel like I fell in love with it because of the freedom that it offers me.
02:52I mean, even to this day, you know, there's a lot of responsibilities.
02:54I'm trying to be good at adulting. I'm still terrible at it.
02:57But again, skateboarding offers me, you know, freedom for life.
03:03I've dislocated and broken this elbow twice.
03:06Really? Alright, alright. Are you guys worried about that?
03:09Like, getting older? Or is it just part of the game?
03:11It's in the game. It's in the rules. Move on after.
03:14One of the biggest things in skateboarding is when you fall, you gotta get back up.
03:18I mean, it's just perseverance and you gotta keep going.
03:20And that's what I love about skateboarding.
03:22I love it.
03:23I love it.
03:24I love it.
03:25I love it.
03:26I think it's the hardest part.
03:27One of the biggest things in skateboarding is when you fall you got to get back up
03:30I mean, it's just perseverance that skateboarding teaches you to huge thing for me. Well, I still fall all the time
03:35I mean, I definitely fall more than I land anything
03:43I feel like in skateboarding the biggest things to face your fears. We're all nervous about falling even to this day
03:48I mean, I'm a grown man
03:49I'm still scared of falling and
03:50It's just something you get comfortable with and it's something you learn how to do if that makes any sense
03:54Words of wisdom is have fun
03:57Do not worry about life man. If you worry too much about life, you'll stretch yourself out. Have fun with what you do every day
04:02I'm so fortunate every day to grab my skateboard and be absolutely so in love with this and whatever that is on this earth for
04:08You find it have fun with it