“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.” PeopleSchoolFormSportsFiguresHigh SchoolAppreciateLoserLowestClassmatesSkater Author:Tony Hawk
“All I care about is that people remember me as a good skater, as someone who was innovative.” PeopleCareRememberI CareInnovativeRemember MeSkater Author:Tony Hawk
“I think skateboarding is better now in terms of the amount of facilities and the amount of support young skaters have - including encouragement from their parents. There was definitely an element to it when I was younger that was exclusive and kind of rebellious because most parents didn't want their kids skating. They thought it was a bad influence.” ThinkingKindKidsParentTermSupportInfluenceEncouragementRebelliousSkateboardingSkater Author:Tony Hawk
“Most of my friends are skaters or were skaters at one time, so they obviously relate.” My FriendsRelateOne TimeSkater Author:Tony Hawk
