Vans have had my back since the mid-90’s and I’m honoured to launch this limited edition signature shoe. There are only 100 pairs available, so be quick! This shoe design was inspired by my art of this mouth painting. It was my first real attempt at creating something from a blank canvas. I didn’t really know how to start so I chose a fine tipped paint brush. I bit down on it with my teeth and slowly went to work. This seemed like it took forever, and it did! Learning how to control my breathing and having patience. Little by little at the pace of a snail, it slowly started to come together. After countless hours over a couple of months, I finally finished this beast of a tiger that I was actually proud of.
I worked back and forth with the designers at Vans to come up with the finished design.
My brother from the UK took the world of BMX by storm. Stephen Murray WAS the man to beat and had some of the best style. Mixed with the biggest tricks in the business he won several of the biggest contests in history.
Stephen Murray Staying Strong Book Trailer. Trailer to support release of 'Staying Strong' - a raw, inspirational story of Pro BMXer Stephen Murray. For every Action Sports fan and beyond and for anyone who, when they think they’ve got nothing left, can look inside themselves and ‘dig deeper’.
House of Vans London Presents: Stephen Murray, Staying Strong Book launch on Saturday 24th June - 12:00 - 18:00. Q&A session with Stephen Murray: 3pm. To celebrate the launch of Stephen Murray’s harrowing autobiography, House of Vans London are excited to announce the official launch event to celebrate the release on Saturday 24th June.
Professional BMX athlete Stephen Murray moved to California to pursue and live the action sports dream. The mind-set and focus of Stephen in his racing days are what helped him to the top in 2001 when he won gold at both the X and Gravity Games, pulling backflips and 360 flip variations. His do or die, go big approach is what set him apart from other athletes and made him a global BMX hero. In 2007, whilst competing at the 2007 Dew Tour in Baltimore, Stephen suffered a life-changing accident that left him paralysed from the neck down and confined to a wheel chair.
Stephen’s forthcoming autobiography Staying Strong details this journey, from his rise to fame to
Learn about what Stephen holds dear to him as we look forward. From helping others who need advice and making the best opportunities for his kids, to growing the Stay Strong brand, how stoked he is on Larry Edgar and working with Wings For Life.
Staying Strong, the autobiography of Stephen Murray, is a raw, inspirational story that will become a collector's item and a 'must have' for every Action Sports fan and beyond and for anyone who, when they think they've got nothing left, can look inside themselves and 'dig deeper'. Following a harrowing accident in 2007 Stephen was paralysed from the neck down and is still confined to a wheelchair. When asked what his ambition for the future is now, after writing this book, Stephen replied: "I want to get out of this f*cking chair and hug my kids".
This book deals with some very dark moments, the challenges faced every day as a father going through a divorce, a custody battle and whether he will ever ride a bike again — Stephen may have lost the use of his body but he has never lost his love or passion for BMX. It's this passion that pushes him through every day. His determination teaches us all that you are more than your disability and that although he has been taken to some dark places since his accident they are also mixed with some of the best days of his life.
Stephen Murray - 'STAYING STRONG' AutobiographyRide UK presents 10 Weeks of Murray, leading up to the book launch on June 22nd 2017.Week 3: Stephen reflects on the double backflip, the trick that would make and break his career.Full details at rideukbmx.com---Archive footage courtesy of Stephen Murray, Reuel Erickson, Eurosport.
STEPHEN MURRAY LIVING LEGEND AND BMX ICON ‘STAYING STRONG’ - AUTOBIOGRAPHY – RELEASED 22ND JUNE –
Staying Strong, the autobiography of Stephen Murray, will be a raw, inspirational story that will become a collector’s item and a ‘must have’ for every Action Sports fan and beyond and for anyone who, when they think they’ve got nothing left, can look inside themselves and ‘dig deeper’. Following a harrowing accident in 2007 Stephen was paralysed from the neck down and is still confined to a wheelchair. When asked what his ambition for the future is now, after writing this book, Stephen replied: “I want to get out of this f*cking chair and hug my kids”.
Stephen Murray - 'STAYING STRONG' AutobiographyRide UK presents 10 Weeks of Murray, leading up to the book launch on June 22nd 2017.Week 1: From early contest highlights to the crash in 2007, Stephen talks us through it. Full details at rideukbmx.com---Archive footage courtesy of Eurosport, Vans, Extreme, Team Soil.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.