![]() He never stopped skating though and in the late nineties/early zeroes, it came back and Hawk made millions on huge shows in Las Vegas and the well known video game franchise. He even had to sell his house and break down his personal halfpipe. In the early nineties, skateboarding went out of fashion and Hawk could no longer make any money doing what he loved. A few years later, he turned pro and started winning every competition in the country. ![]() Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Mike McGill and leader Stacy Peralta). Pretty soon, he joined the famous Bones Brigade (a team of pro’s with a.o. At the age of nine, Tony discovered skateboarding and since then has done nothing else. This is already one of the great sports documentaries. ![]() Tony Hawk’s life story is not just interesting for skate fans, but for everybody. The documentary about him, that is now streaming on HBO Max, showed me that he is just a man who, despite all his physical injuries, won’t stop skating until his wheels fall off (Hawk is now 54). In those magazines was always this absolute legend: Tony Hawk, the best skateboarder in the world. ![]() ![]() We would also visit the skateshop every so often and buy all the skateboarding magazines available. As often as possible, me and my friends would go to a halfpipe in a town nearby and practice all day there. In my childhood, I was obsessed with skateboarding. ![]()
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