The flying man on the basketball court is Jordan . Who is the flying man in the skateboarding world?
html became a professional skateboarder at the age of 114, created more than 80 skateboarding skills, and won more than 70 championships in his 17-year career. He is the Birdman in the skateboarding world - Tony Hawk (Tony Hawk).Tony Hawk on the field
Hawk won almost every skateboarding competition he participated in and was the world's number one vertical skateboarder before he was twenty. His biggest fans include Olympic champion Shaun White . Once skateboarding was just a kids' parking lot pastime in America, Hawke single-handedly turned skateboarding into a respected sport.
"Hoke was the first athlete to let the world see skateboarding."
Tony Hawk on the field
A hyperactive devil child
As a child, Hawke was a "hyperactive devil child." He was born in 1968 in a small town in the United States, San Diego, California. He has not been a good student since he was a child, often intimidating his nanny, teachers and parents. Once, Hawke was out of a baseball game. He was so upset that he hid in a ravine after the game, and was eventually "hugged out" by his father. Hawke's mother said he was "very hard on himself and expected a lot of things from himself." In fact, as a child, Hawke was inattentive, often had tantrums, and was frustrated himself.
Tony Hawk
Things turned around when Hawke was 8 years old, and his brother bought him a second-hand skateboard on a whim. In order for Hawke to vent his excess energy, his father simply built a skatepark in the backyard of his family.
At that time, skateboarding was still an obscure and unpopular niche sport in the United States, and very few people tried skateboarding.
No one would have thought that a skateboard bought by this small town family by chance would quietly turn the needle of skateboard history to the other side.
Tony Hawk on the field
Standing on the top of the skateboard
The first time he stepped on a skateboard, Hawke was fascinated.
Soon the little boy with behavioral problems was practicing for up to six hours a day. This restless and restless little boy who was once a troublemaker began to immerse himself in the new world brought by skateboarding. He especially enjoys the freedom that comes with the sport, which doesn't require teamwork and regular practice like baseball or basketball. “I love not having anyone tell me what to do,” Hawk said.
Tony Hawk
Hawke has a thin body, but he always feels like trying the most difficult moves. The scrawny kid with wild blond hair stood out among the other skaters. At the age of 12, he got his first sponsor, Dogtown Skateboards. Two years later, he became a professional skateboarder. At the age of 16, he was considered one of the top skateboarders in the world.
Tony Hawk
Before graduating from high school, Hawke was earning a large sum of money each year from participating in skateboard competitions, public appearances and endorsing products such as Mountain Dew. Bought his first house before graduating from high school. He said, "Skateboarding has become my career."
As time passes to the late 1980s, skateboarding has become a popular sport, and Hawke is the king standing at the dazzling peak.
Tony Hawk on the field
When everything seemed to be going well, another crisis came.
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In the 1990s, American interest in skateboarding began to wane. The high insurance costs required to host competitions and maintain skateparks became a huge burden, skateboarding competitions were canceled and skateparks closed across the United States. It was a disaster for Hawke, whose professional sport was losing viewers and popularity, and his income was miniscule.
Tony Hawk attempts a 360° spiral orbit
At this time, the worried Hawk can consider working from 9 to 5. But instead, Hawke decided to dive into a new business venture.
In 1990, he and his skateboarding partners founded Birdhouse, a company that produces skateboards and skateboard accessories. In 1992, he founded Blitz, a company that distributes other skateboard brands.Hawke mortgaged and sold his house to fund his business. The struggling startup put too much pressure on his family, and Hawke and his then-wife divorced. When Hawke's work and family came to an end, the light in the gap finally shone in little by little.
Tony Hawk
Hawk's skateboard company's business is gradually improving. In 1998, he created Hawk Clothing, a line of children's skateboard clothing, and that same year he struck a deal with software company Activision to develop a skateboard-themed video game. The skateboarding game named after him debuted in 1999 and generated more than $1 billion in sales, making it one of the most successful video games of all time. It set off a whirlwind of skateboarding games in Europe and the United States and has remained popular. Now.
A game based on Tony Hawk
Skateboarding's epoch-making 900°
Making enough money to retire is a dream for many, but Hawke is different. Not only did he not stop, he also pointed to a higher professional goal—— Challenge the 900-degree mid-air turn. The difficulty and danger of completing this action on a skateboard are at the top level. If there is a deviation, it is extremely easy to break the skater's back. Hawke broke his ribs when he just started practicing.
For this action, Hawke practiced for ten years. It was not until the 1999 X-Games that Hawke finally completed this shocking move 13 times after failing countless times. The stadium was almost overturned by a wave of people, and the scene was as excited as if he had scored a key goal to win the game. On the green field of the World Cup championship, everyone was surging and cheering. Hawke directly detonated the sport of skateboarding.
Tony Hawk became the first person in history to complete a 900-degree flip.
Hawke endured many dangers during his career, including a broken elbow, broken ribs, multiple lost teeth and numerous sprains and scrapes. countless. A true pioneer of skateboarding, Hawk invented nearly a hundred tricks and moves that he passed on to today's young skaters. At the age of 48, the "elderly" Tony Hawk posted a video of himself successfully challenging a 900-degree turn on his personal media. He's telling skaters where their body's limits can be. The power of idols is infinite, and this spirit breaks through a little distance and is passed on to the next generation of skateboarders.
8-year-old Tony Hawk completes 900° Shaun White said: "Hawk was my hero, every kid was obsessed with him and he would skateboard at the skate park near my house."
"I was like It was a dream that if I skated well enough, he might come and talk to me. I was too timid to approach him at the time, but that dream came true years later."
Sean White (left) and Tony. ·Hawke (right)
When we stand firmly on the skateboard today, watching skateboards attract cheers from the crowd at the Olympics, and seeing skateboards gradually becoming popular in cities large and small in China, we will suddenly think of those skateboards. The pioneers of the world, like explorers on dangerous peaks, used fearless persistence and courage to break into the world of skateboarding.
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