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Tony Hawk, probably the most recognized name in all of skateboarding (don't argue that please), has a great interview in the USA Today! He talks about his successes (video games, amusement park rides), his business, and most importantly, the fact that "in the end, I just want to be known as a skater."! 2 Thumbs up for this interview, it is a must read!
Check out the link here:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2008-03-09-tony-hawk-entrepreneur_N.htm

All right tony.

my sister is in 3rd grade and did a project on him lol.

cool interview, neat find.

good on, tony will never stop, he'll be like jordan except still do what he does instead of spend all his time on the golf course placing bets

alot of people hate on tony
but the dude seems so cool and so nice
unlike alot of other icons in other sports

^^ i agree and hes done so much for skateboarding.

You know what I hate? These ****in kids that are all like "Tony Hawk? He sucks! Bam is better."

You know what I hate? These ****in kids that are all like "Tony Hawk? He sucks! Ryan Sheckler is better."

That's even worse

In my opinon he is the best vert skater ever!

tony hawk is no doubt one of the sickest skaters ive ever seen on vert. Hes done so much for skateboarding too.

To me his foundation is what really makes me admire him. He gives so much back to skateboarding

If it weren't for his video games I probably wouldn't have been so interested in skating.

he seems nicer than most of the pros in other sports

i just saw him on oprahs big give too (i only watched it for the skating)

Nice find!
I like reading interviews

i like tony hawk as a skater, but i think selling his name for just about every product under the sun has become a bit too much. i like money too, but there is a point when you start diluiting your brands value when you do it too much. i think the amuzement park rides and some of the other non-skateboard stuff that he does hurts his image as a skateborder.

i like tony hawk as a skater, but i think selling his name for just about every product under the sun has become a bit too much. i like money too, but there is a point when you start diluiting your brands value when you do it too much. i think the amuzement park rides and some of the other non-skateboard stuff that he does hurts his image as a skateborder.

I don;t know about that, I think he has successfully turned alot of people onto skateboarding that would never have even thought about it before.

I don't think he has diluted his brands. A lot of people would never even have the intrest to start skating if they didn;t play his video games. Also I still haven't seen a bobble head of him yet.

If it weren't for his video games I probably wouldn't have been so interested in skating.

agreed. When i was younger i played them so much i wanted to buy a skateboard :P