Miya, in the past, loved skateboarding and had fun doing it. As he grew, he got better and received awards for this reason. However, this led to his friends assuming that he was putting them down. This went on until eventually Miya lost his friends, making his opinion of any friendship negative.

Miya doesn't seem to be having much fun skateboarding after that incident and just wants to improve because he can. In episode 3 he is shown upset over losing to Langa, but befriends him and Reki after.