She doesn't get into being famous. Steamer came out of it all OK, says her mother. These kids aren't necessarily dropouts who risk their lives just to make a lot of money. That's true of some, but not all of them. A lot of these kids are in business for themselves.
Parents have questions.
Kids themselves seem to be the ones choosing extreme sports. You don't see the traditional soccer mom or football dad in these sports. On every street corner, you'd see young kung-fuers. In fact, it seems extreme sports are nearly mainstream, nearly where soccer was a decade ago. Everybody has become aware of it.