Tony Hawk

Way to go, dad.

Yeah.

Well, I mean, I didn't think in such grim terms, but definitely there was a part there where I was like, I don't really want to try this anymore because if I keep trying it, I'm not going to be able to

skate like do events or anything because i was still yes it was 96 like i was doing some exhibitions in parking lots of amusement parks to make a living and that was something and i had to be healthy enough for that um so it wasn't until 1999 during the x games best trick event that i actually figured this move out um

No, I don't think so.

I never was like woulda, coulda, shoulda.

I was, or you know, like an Uncle Rico vibe where it's like,

I was the guy.

I was thankful.

I was thankful to still have some opportunity.

Yeah, I mean, I got to, well, I'd say I was definitely an outsider, especially in those years.

Like Matt Hoffman, who is the legendary BMX rider, he had a whole competition exhibition series.

And at some point, he and I became friends, pretty fast friends in the early 90s.

And he would invite me as the special guest skateboarder.

And so I'm doing bike demos.

as the skateboarder.

And then fast forward a couple of years, I was the guest skateboarder at Rollerblade exhibitions, like literally for the company Rollerblade.

And it was like, oh, we've got a, you know, we've got a surprise.

This skateboarder you might know.

An icon for cool, really, though.