Ryan Sheckler is getting ready to celebrate a big milestone -- six years of sobriety -- and he tells TMZ Sports things have gotten so much better for him since he swore off booze.
The skateboarding legend gave us a life update while at LAX this week ... and he raved about the sober lifestyle.
He said it's helped him in all areas -- including on his board.
"I'm headed to Paris right now to go skate," he told us.