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Tony Hawk Biography

Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), commonly known by his nickname The Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, actor and owner of skateboard company Birdhouse. 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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I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.

Believe, People, Pride, Scorned

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 a sense of creativity and community-based goals - in skating, even though it is an individual pursuit, a lot of things that you learn are things that you borrow and expand from other people's ideas. I call skating a combined evolution - it's individual, it's artistic, but at the time, there is a communal push to keep doing your thing. And a sense of camaraderie in that.

Combined, Creativity, Kids, Pursuit, Things, Thinking

Snowboarding is a spawn of skating, and skating is my passion.

Passion, Skating, Snowboarding, Spawn

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.

Competitively, Passion, Professional, Skating, Snowboarding

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

Quit, Quitting, Skateboarding, Skating, Unable

The biggest lesson I learned from my dad is to support children even if they're doing something that is unorthodox.

Children, Dad, Support, Unorthodox

In ramp skating, theres this guy Alex Perelson whos really coming into his own and doing some amazing new stuff we havent seen before. Just different types of spin.

Guy, Skating, Different, Whos, Coming

I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.

Action, Art, Categorization, Lifestyle, Skateboarding, Sports

I'm proud that I was able to use my recognition to, maybe, raise the awareness of skateboarding and help grow it, and to help fund public skateparks. That's the legacy, just trying to grow the entire sport.

Awareness, Grow, Help, Skateboarding, Sports, Trying

There were so many things associated with it in terms of music and fashion, and a different way of thinking that, for me, skateboarding represented so much of what I wanted to do with my life at an early age.

Age, Fashion, Life, Represented, Terms, Thinking

When your daughter asks you to be a fairy for her 5th birthday party. . . you better be a damned fairy.

Daughter, Party, Fairy, 5Th, Birthday

I started skateboarding at around age 10, and enjoyed the artistic aspect of it as much as the sporting aspect, so for me it was more of an art form and a lifestyle.

Art, Age, Skateboarding, Aspect, Artistic

Skateistan's not just about skating. It’s giving people life skills and hope for the future.

Giving, Hope, People, Skating, Skills

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

Different, Media, Possible, Skateboarding

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 general, they don't have that with the Summer Games. They don't have anything that's drawing in a younger viewership. To be honest, I think they need skateboarding more than we need them. Skateboarding's popularity is solidified for the most part in a lot of countries.

Brought, Country, Olympics, Summer, Winter

The irony about selling out is that they only call you a sell-out when your stuff finally sells - I've had products bearing my name since I was 14, but nobody was buying them then.

Buying, Call, Names, Sells, Stuff

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.

Come, Decide, Decision, Dessert, Life Changing, Make

My definition of success is doing what you love. I feel many people do things because they feel they have to, and are hesitant to risk following their passion. And obviously, yeah, it's hard right now. But maybe there's a chance that if you get laid off, maybe that's your saving grace, your chance to restart.

Doing What You Love, Following, Hard, Obviously, Passion, People

I never imagined getting to do what I love for a living and having so many people appreciate it. There was only one other skater in my high school and we were the lowest form of cool. Our classmates couldn't figure out why we liked such a loser sport, or why we hadn't grown out of it yet.

Appreciate, Cool, People, School, Sports

The best advice I can give is to believe in yourself and to create new challenges no matter how far you get. Even if you think you earned it all or if you're considered the best in the world, keep challenging yourself because you're only as good as your last trick in the public's eye. But only do it because you love it. Don't do it because you think it's your ticket to fame or fortune. If that's the motivation and you reach any of those goals, you're not going to keep that passion.

Motivation, Believe, Passion, Matter, Create

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