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Hawk - Occupation Skateboarder (Paperback)
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Hawk - Occupation Skateboarder (Paperback)
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The world's leading professional skateboarder and a hero to
thousands of Generation Xers, Tony Hawk relives a lifetime of
incredible highs and lows in the sport. Tony Hawk, aka The Birdman,
has won more than 60 contests, invented close to 50 new manoeuvres
and made skateboarding history at the 1999 international
championships by landing the first ever 900 degree turn. A veteran
of some 20 TV commercials for clients such as Gap and Disney, he is
one of the leading heroes of modern-day youth culture. Growing up
in Serra Mesa, California, Tony was a hyperactive, tantrum-throwing
child, whose only outlet was through boarding. Initially mocked for
being an unorthodox 'circus skater', before long the doubters were
learning the tricks he had pioneered. Tony had invented a new style
of skateboarding. His life has been a rollercoaster of incredible
highs and spectacular crashes. Tony's quest to land the fabled 900
resulted in broken bones and spells of unconsciousness too numerous
to mention. A millionaire at the age of 18 in the 1980s on the back
of the boom in skateboarding, Tony fell into near destitution
almost overnight when the fad died away. However he successfully
reinvented himself as an extreme boarder in the 1990s and now owns
two multi-million dollar companies, Birdhouse Projects and Hawk
Clothing, has just produced the bestselling cult skateboarding
movie 'The End' and released his own PlayStation game. In Hawk Tony
goes behind the scenes of competitions, demos and movies and shares
the less glamorous demands of being a skateboarder. With brutal
honesty he recalls the stories of love, loss, embarrassing 80s
clothes and determination that have shaped his life. Depsite the
many ups and downs of his career, Tony Hawk's dedication has made
him a god to generations of skateboarders and countless other
Generation Xers. His story is a touching tale of perseverance and
determination.
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