What made Tony Hawk the greatest skateboarder of all time | Full Interview (2012)

Graham Bensinger
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Chapters & Sections (29)

0:00 Skateboarding Mentality and Practice chapter 3
1:44 Mentality Behind Landing Impossible Tricks
3:16 Skateboarding's Impact on Confidence and Diversity
5:01 Skating Obsession and Pelvic Injury
7:39 Tony Hawk's Loop Ramp Injury and Brazil Illness chapter 4
9:06 Skateboarding Injury Recovery and Confidence
10:36 Staying Active and Brazil Food Poisoning
13:00 Lockjaw and Stalker Encounters
14:25 Hotel Stalking Incident and Broken Arm
16:20 Chaotic Stunts and High School Experiences chapter 2
19:17 High School Bullying and Skateboarding Stigma
21:08 Navigating Fame and Independence at 18
22:41 Depression, Competition, and Financial Struggles chapter 3
25:29 Transitioning from Competition to Video Skating
27:08 Skating Career Financial Decline
28:45 Financial struggles and low point exhibitions
31:01 Founding Birdhouse and Skatepark Foundation chapter 2
32:56 Birdhouse Struggles and X Games Revival
34:28 Tony Hawk Foundation and Public Skate Parks
36:28 Video Game Franchise Impact and Business Decisions chapter 1
39:22 Declining Activision Buyout for Tony Hawk Game
41:13 Retirement from Competition and the 900 Trick chapter 2
42:57 Skateboarding Career Longevity and the 900
45:20 Chasing and Landing the 900 Trick
46:52 Technical Challenges and Landing the 900 chapter 1
49:32 Landing the 900 and its global impact
53:13 Tony Hawk's Father and Skateboarding's Olympic Future chapter 2
57:11 Fatherhood lessons and Olympic skateboarding
58:47 Skateboarding Olympic Inclusion Prospects

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