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In this in-depth interview, Tony Hawk opens up about the drive, setbacks and risks behind his legendary career.
He reveals what it took to land the first 900, why he turned down a six-figure Activision buyout that ultimately became worth hundreds of millions, and how he built a global empire through skateboarding, video games and business.
Tony also reflects on depression, devastating injuries, financial struggles, stalkers, fatherhood and the legacy he hopes to leave behind.
0:00 Introduction – Is Skateboarding a Competitive Sport?
0:18 Skating as Art: Why Judging Style is Strange
1:00 Competition Within Skating – Who Gets the Next Big Trick
1:45 The 900 Quest – A Collective Effort
3:34 Skateboarding Teaches Self-Confidence & Tolerance
4:45 Practice Habits at Peak Performance
5:41 Never Satisfied: High Standards & Drive
6:38 Obsessing Over Mistakes
7:04 Worst Injury: Broken Pelvis (November 2003)
9:49 Recovery – Six Months to Skate Again
11:46 Funny Story: Brazil, Food Poisoning & Lockjaw
13:59 Stalker Encounter – Norfolk, Virginia
16:11 The Van on Fire (Almost Got Arrested)
17:54 Growing Up: Why Team Sports Didn't Click
19:01 First Time at a Skate Park – Finding His Purpose
19:33 Getting Picked On in High School
20:22 Senior Year: TV Commercials, Fame & Buying a House at 18
22:13 Learning Who Your Real Friends Are
23:37 The Financial Collapse of Skating in the Early '90s
28:38 Struggling with Two Mortgages & Eating Top Ramen
31:23 Why He Started Birdhouse Skateboards
32:49 Birdhouse Takes Off
34:32 Tony Hawk Inc. – The Business Empire
35:25 The Tony Hawk Foundation & Public Skate Parks
36:37 Depression at the Height of His Career
38:00 Disheartened by Competition
39:41 How the Video Game Franchise Changed His Life
41:35 Turning Down the Activision Buyout
41:38 Retiring from Competition in 1999
44:56 Most Satisfying Career Moment: The 900
46:08 First Attempt at the 900 (1986) & the Long Break
49:08 The 1999 X Games – Attempting It Repeatedly
50:30 The 12th Attempt – Taking Me Through It
52:29 How Landing the 900 Changed His Life
53:17 "Every Person in the World Saw It" – Except His Father
56:21 Final Conversation With His Dad on Tour
57:27 What Fatherhood Taught Him About His Father
57:53 Why the Olympics Need Skateboarding
1:01:01 Closing
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Episode debuted nationwide in 2012.