Skateistan's not just about skating. It’s giving people life skills and hope for the future. — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
My definition of success is doing what you love. I feel many people do things because they feel they have to, and… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
All I care about is that people remember me as a good skater, as someone who was innovative. — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
There are endorsements I regret taking when I was younger and didn't know any better. But I didn't have options then. People… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I think that the board is a lot more intuitive than people assume. You get on it and all you have to… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
You just have to adapt, and you have to realize where people are going to actually play their games. It used to… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I was skating with friends in my neighborhood, and then eventually I was invited to go to the skate park with one… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I never imagined getting to do what I love for a living and having so many people appreciate it. There was only… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I was a lot more cultured than the other kids in my high school. Because I traveled, I understood different cultures and… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
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… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
My definition of success is doing what you love. I feel many people do things because they feel they have to, and… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
When people start talking about venture capital and finances and how to create this and do that, a lot of it, I… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
Being different is awesome! All of those who are different are more interesting than those who are clamoring for acceptance because they follow the… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
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… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
The best advice I can give is to believe in yourself and to create new challenges no matter how far you get. Even if… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
I love snowboarding, but I would never want to do it competitively or at a professional level. Snowboarding is a spawn of skating, and… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
If you look at the success of snowboarding in the Winter Games and how that's brought a more youthful edge to the Olympics in… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
Most of my friends are skaters or were skaters at one time, so they obviously relate. — Tony Hawk Copy Share
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… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
I think that there's a sense of self-reliance that exists in skateboarding that kids can take to their daily lives. I think there's also… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
I was a lot more cultured than the other kids in my high school. Because I traveled, I understood different cultures and had a… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
Technology has allowed me to reach my fans directly. Social media: it has been a complete revolution of how to interact, promote and share… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
Any time skating was featured in a video game, I ate it up. So around 1997-98, I was shopping this video game idea. I… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
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… — Tony Hawk Copy Share
