Tony Hawk was born in the United States on May 12th, 1968.
He was a skateboarder from 1982 until 2003.
“There are endorsements I regret taking when I was younger and didn’t know any better. But I didn’t have options then. People weren’t knocking on my door.”- Tony Hawk
“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
Tony Hawk- Former Skateboarder (Nitty Gritty)
“I started skating with friends in my neighborhood, and eventually I was invited to go to the skate park with one of them. When I saw people flying all around – literally flying in and out of bowls – that is when I knew I wanted to do it. I wanted to figure out how I could get there and how I could fly.”- Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk- Former Skateboarder (What sets him apart)
“I was nerdy and really into computers. I was a good student until my senior year, when I started travelling and had a lot of absences.”- Tony Hawk
“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.”- Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk- Former Skateboarder (Final Thoughts)
“Skating was popular, but it wasn’t mainstream. It had this underground following, and you could go on tours, win decent prize money, and make royalties from signature products – that’s how I came to buy a house when I was a senior in high school.”- Tony Hawk
“I wanted to promote skateboarding as much as possible through different media.”- Tony Hawk
“Technology has allowed me to reach my fans directly. Social media: it has been a complete revolution of how to interact, promote and share things.”- Tony Hawk
