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Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk
American Athlete
Born: May 12, 1968
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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
Happiness Love You Rich Being Rich Top More Make Doing Than What You Love Being Famous Might Much
I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization. Tony Hawk
Art Action Consider Would Would-Be Lifestyle Sport Least Art Form Offensive Form Skateboarding
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
People Pride Believe Take Misunderstood Scorned Public Should Large Even
If I can stand up when I'm 80, I'll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel like my skills are fading, I just won't do it publicly. Tony Hawk
Be Happy Happy Cruise Fading Feel Like Around Up Just Skateboard Skills Stand Stand Up Publicly
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
Buy You Money Win School Signature High High School Following Could Had Mainstream Tours House Underground Make How Came Go Prize Senior Decent Skating Products Popular Royalties
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?' Tony Hawk
Me Once Definitely Laugh Signature Out Someone Cologne Hawk Bottle Had Share Like Perfume Calls Am Came Just Where Wanted Little Sweaty Pads
I was nerdy and really into computers. I was a good student until my senior year, when I started traveling and had a lot of absences. Tony Hawk
Good Year Nerdy Absences Good Student Student Computers Had Until Lot Senior Senior Year Really Traveling Started
The pro skaters I know are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, world travelers and successful entrepreneurs. Their hairdos and tattoos are simply part of our culture, even when they raise eyebrows during PTA meetings. Tony Hawk
Culture World Society Fathers Meetings Our Members Responsible Eyebrows Entrepreneurs Part Simply Know Pro Tattoos Skaters Them Successful Many Even Travelers Raise
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. Tony Hawk
Time You Game Technology People Long Long Time Just Be Those Nintendo Kind Area Devices Know Learn Got Been Mobile Going Just Where Wanting Realize Used Games Now Play Actually Adapt Playstation
I love snowboarding, but I would never want to do it competitively or at a professional level. Snowboarding is a spawn of skating, and skating is my passion. Tony Hawk
Love Passion Would Never Snowboarding Want Skating Spawn Professional Level
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 no idea what they're talking about. Tony Hawk
Buy You People Meeting Paper Finances Signing No Idea About Idea Like Pieces House Venture Venture Capital Talking How Lot Sitting Want Swear Capital Create Start
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
You Rich Community Out Something Small Had Make Because Done Famous Anyone Skating Aspire Started Career
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. Tony Hawk
Amazing Seen Before Own Ramp Types Spin Some Guy Stuff New Coming Doing His New Stuff Just Different Skating Really Different Types Alex
There's a stigma to skating. People think of it as a kid's sport. People kept telling me I couldn't possibly make a living out of it. Then they said I couldn't keep it up in my 30s. And here I am in my 40s, and I'm still improving my skills. Tony Hawk
Me People Living Think Kid Out Telling Possibly Sport Make Said Am Stigma Still Up Improving Skating Then Skills Keep Here Kept
When you've got videos up on Web sites that are literally shot the same day, the whole skate community knows right away when new tricks are invented or new techniques are available. Tony Hawk
Day You Videos Community Tricks Web Web Sites Invented New Knows Got Up Same Sites Literally Skate Available Shot Whole Away Right Techniques Right Away
I won't quit skating until I am physically unable. Tony Hawk
Unable Physically Until Am Quit Skating
When I was around eleven or twelve, my board got hung up on the top of a bowl, and I got a concussion, and I knocked my teeth out. That was the first time that I got seriously injured, and I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance, and my parents briefly doubted. Tony Hawk
Time Seriously Parents First Teeth Top Hung Out Hospital Taken Knocked Bowl Around First Time Got Up Ambulance Board Doubted Twelve Injured Eleven
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. Tony Hawk
Work Class Son Money Seen Out Responses Seem Never True Stuff Like Said Proud Real Were Pre-School Sells Real Work Skateboarding Asked Youngest Figures Dad Dads Things Recently
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. Tony Hawk
Me You Impossible Took Bathroom Out Able About Shakes Cough Weeks Over Bed Lot Sneeze Get Going Six Anything Break Body Your Your Body Painful Whole

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