Tony Hawk
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And I just, I knew I had to do something about it.
I just knew like I was headed for disaster.
And in a lot of ways, I already was in a disaster because I was just ruining relationships left and right.
And, you know, wasn't connecting with my kids on a level that I felt I should have been or was capable or that where they really wanted to share with me.
And so, yeah, I sought help and everything.
I got very lucky in that my wife, Kathy, she was my beacon of hope the whole time.
And it was like, if I can get to this and I can just through the discipline I've learned from skating, if I can redirect and truly connect emotionally, and if I can have a life with her and our children, that is the biggest prize I could ever ask for.
Right.
Yes.
Do I tell her?
Hey, oh, God.
I just want to say it's an emotional night for me to be here.
I'm very happy to be here.
My sister, as many of you know, is in the hospital tonight.
And she finally got the brace off her eyes.
And she was born, as we know, her eyes were really far apart like a hammer.
like a hammerhead shark and... Well, maybe somebody better get on the fuck off bus.