Quotes by Tony Hawk

About Tony Hawk:

Anthony Frank is an American former professional skateboarder and actor. Hawk is well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles, published by Activision. He is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding.
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In ramp skating, there's this guy Alex Perelson who's really coming into his own and doing some amazing new stuff we haven't seen before. Just different types of spin.

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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 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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Big decisions in my life have always come easy and are made without hesitation. It is easier for me to make a life-changing decision than to decide what to get for dessert.

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Honestly, the best skater that I've seen who raps is Tyler, The Creator. He really can skate... He's legit.

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I won't quit skating until I am physically unable.

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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.

Tony Hawk

I was skating with friends in my neighborhood, and then 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...

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I've definitely had my share of calls where I just laugh. Someone came to me once and wanted to do a signature Hawk cologne. I was like, 'Of what? Sweaty pads? Am I wringing out my pads into a little perfume bottle?'

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I jumped between two seven-story buildings in Los Angeles, launching from one rooftop to the other with ramps.

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If you have a game with your name on it, you have to learn how to play.

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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 wou...

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I wanted to promote skateboarding as much as possible through different media.

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I changed high schools three times because my parents moved. I had one friend my freshman year named Miki Vukovich. Miki and I were the only skaters in our high school. He runs my foundation now.

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I was a lot more cultured than the other kids in my high school. Because I traveled, I understood different cultures and had a more worldly view. Most of the people I went to high school with had never been outside of California.

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Don't be afraid of girls. That is my big regret. Knowing what I know about girls, I should have just gone for it. Guys are such wimps.

Tony Hawk

When you break your pelvis, you can't do a whole lot. It took me about six weeks to be able to get out of bed. Anything you do that shakes your body is painful all over, so you can't cough, you can't sneeze, and going to the bathroom is impossible.

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When people start talking about venture capital and finances and how to create this and do that, a lot of it, I swear, it's like sitting in an escrow meeting when all you want to do is buy a house, and you're signing 50 pieces of paper, but you have ...

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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.

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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...

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Author Bio

  • NameTony Hawk
  • DescriptionAmerican skateboarder and actor
  • AliasesAnthony Hawk; Anthony Frank Hawk
  • BornMay 12, 1968
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSkateboarder; Entrepreneur; Actor; Businessperson