Nathaniel Adams (born March 29, 1984) is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and extreme sports athlete. A resident of Temecula, California, he attained national fame when he won the Freestyle Motocross World Championship in 2002. His nicknames are "The Destroyer" and "Nate Dog".

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Nate Adams

Adams at the X Games in 2011
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Full name	Nathaniel Adams
Nickname(s)	"The Destroyer", "Nate Dog"
Nationality	American
Born	(1984-03-29) March 29, 1984 (age 40) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle motocross (FMX)
Event(s)	Big Air, Step Up, Freestyle, Speed & Style
Medal record Summer X Games Representing  United States 2004 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2011 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2011 Los Angeles Moto X Speed & Style X Games Los Angeles 2013 Moto X Speed & Style X Games Austin 2015 Moto X Speed & Style 2003 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2003 Los Angeles Moto X Best Trick 2004 Los Angeles Moto X Best Trick 2007 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2010 Los Angeles Moto X Speed & Style X Games Los Angeles 2012 Moto X Speed & Style 2005 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2005 Los Angeles Moto X Best Trick 2009 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2010 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2013 X Games Barcelona Moto X Speed & Style 2013 X Games Munich Moto X Speed & Style X Games Los Angeles 2013 Moto X Freestyle Winter X Games 2004 Aspen Moto X Best Trick Gravity Games 2003 Cleveland Moto X Freestyle

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Adams was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began riding when he was eight years old after his father bought him his first dirtbike. He graduated from Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Arizona, in 2002. While successful in local and regional circuits, he became well known in freestyle motocross by winning his first freestyle championship at age eighteen in 2002. Since then, Adams has won the gold medal at the X Games in 2004, the Gravity Games in 2003, and has enjoyed top finishes on the Vans Triple Crown. In 2007, Adams was awarded AST Dew Tour Athlete of the Year. In 2009, Adams became the Red Bull X-Fighters champion, clinching the title at London's Battersea Power Station. He also retained the title the following year, becoming the first rider to win double championships, and also the first rider to win back-to-back championships. He is a born-again Christian.^[1]

Some of Adams's current and past sponsors include: DC Shoes, Monster Energy, Target Corporation, Butterfinger, Yamaha Motor Company, Deft Family, Honda Racing Corporation, Dragon Optics, Alpinestars and One Industries.