Any time skating was featured in a video game, I ate it up. So around 1997-98, I was shopping this video game… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
When I was around eleven or twelve, my board got hung up on the top of a bowl, and I got a… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I started skating when I was about 10 years old. It was in an alleyway. I picked up my brother's skateboard and… — 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
If I can stand up when I'm 80, I'll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel like my… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Most of my friends are skaters or were skaters at one time, so they obviously relate. — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
