American - Athlete | May 12, 1968 -
You might not make it to the top, but if you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous.
Tony Hawk
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I feel like skateboarding is as much of a sport as a lifestyle, and an art form, so there's so much that that transcends in terms of music, fashion, and entertainment.
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I won't quit skating until I am physically unable.
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I wanted to promote skateboarding as much as possible through different media.
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When I started skating, it was such a small community. You didn't aspire to be rich or famous or make a career out of it because that wasn't something anyone had done yet.
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When I landed the first 900 at the XGames, it was just - it was a personal achievement. It was something that I have strived for for years and years and years, and in a lot of ways had given up on it. But I just didn't think of the resonance that would have.
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I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.
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I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.
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I started skating when I was about 10 years old. It was in an alleyway. I picked up my brother's skateboard and stood on it. I started to roll down the alley, and I yelled at my brother asking him how I turn the thing. At the end of the alley, I just jumped off, picked up the board and physically turned it around.
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My youngest son's pre-school class was recently asked what their dads do for work. The responses were things like, my dad sells money, and my dad figures stuff out. My son said, 'I've never seen my dad do work.' It's true. Skateboarding doesn't seem like real work, but I'm proud of what I do.
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The biggest lesson I learned from my dad is to support children even if they're doing something that is unorthodox.
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You just have to adapt, and you have to realize where people are going to actually play their games. It used to just be Nintendo and PlayStation, and now it's all kind of devices. So you've got to learn to adapt what you know from the technology into those areas... I've been wanting to do a mobile game for a long time.
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