Tony Hawk famous quotes

04-11-2025

I won't quit skating until I am physically unable.
-- Tony Hawk

#Skateboarding #Skating #Quitting
I think that the board is a lot more intuitive than people assume. You get on it and all you have to do is put one foot on the tail and one foot on the nose and rock it up and down and that will get you into the tricks or wheelies or manuals. It's not about the balance so much as it is about the timing.
-- Tony Hawk

#Thinking #Rocks #Feet
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

#Believe #Pride #People
Being different is awesome! All of those who are different are more interesting than those who are clamoring for acceptance because they follow the path.
-- Tony Hawk

#Acceptance #Interesting #Being Different
For those that say I endanger my child: it's more likely that you will fall while walking on the sidewalk than I will while skating with my daughter.
-- Tony Hawk

#Daughter #Children #Fall
I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.
-- Tony Hawk

#Sports #Art #Skateboarding
I love the fact that there is now a skate park in almost every city, but it will always have a rebellious/underground edge to it because it is based on individuality.
-- Tony Hawk

#Cities #Individuality #Parks
The biggest lesson I learned from my dad is to support children even if they're doing something that is unorthodox.
-- Tony Hawk

#Dad #Children #Support
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

#Passion #Snowboarding #Skating
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.
-- Tony Hawk

#Summer #Country #Winter
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 in terms of music, fashion, and entertainment.
-- Tony Hawk

#Sports #Fashion #Art
I wanted to promote skateboarding as much as possible through different media.
-- Tony Hawk

#Media #Skateboarding #Different
Most snarky critics had their minds set before ever seeing/playing the game. I'm proud of what we created; it's innovative, responsive & fun.
-- Tony Hawk

#Fun #Games #Mind
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.
-- Tony Hawk

#Passion #Doing What You Love #People
Skateistan's not just about skating. Itâ€™s giving people life skills and hope for the future.
-- Tony Hawk

#Skills #Giving #People
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

#Doing What You Love #Might #Rich
Most of my friends are skaters or were skaters at one time, so they obviously relate.
-- Tony Hawk

#Skater #Relate
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.
-- Tony Hawk

#Life Changing #Decision #Dessert
Snowboarding is a spawn of skating, and skating is my passion.
-- Tony Hawk

#Passion #Snowboarding #Skating
When your daughter asks you to be a fairy for her 5th birthday party... you better be a damned fairy.
-- Tony Hawk

#Daughter #Party #Fairy

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