Tony Hawk Professional Skateboarder

Author : Tony Hawk
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062004476
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tony Hawk written by Tony Hawk and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this young adult autobiography, Tony Hawk shares the stories from his life that have helped him become a skateboarding hero. Hawk speaks of being a super-competitive 'demon' child who found peace while on a skateboard. Classmates teased him because of his interest in an 'uncool' sport. Instead of retaliating with violence, he practiced even more. With his story, he will inspire a younger generation of fans to stand up for what they believe in and follow their dreams.

Author : Tony Hawk
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062004476
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tony Hawk written by Tony Hawk and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this young adult autobiography, Tony Hawk shares the stories from his life that have helped him become a skateboarding hero. Hawk speaks of being a super-competitive 'demon' child who found peace while on a skateboard. Classmates teased him because of his interest in an 'uncool' sport. Instead of retaliating with violence, he practiced even more. With his story, he will inspire a younger generation of fans to stand up for what they believe in and follow their dreams.

Author : Tony Hawk
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062004263
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawk written by Tony Hawk and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Tony Hawk, it wasn't enough to skate for two decades, to invent more than eighty tricks, and to win more than twice as many professional contests as any other skater.It wasn't enough to knock himself unconscious more than ten times, fracture several ribs, break his elbow, knock out his teeth twice, compress the vertebrae in his back, pop his bursa sack, get more than fifty stitches laced into his shins, rip apart the cartilage in his knee, bruise his tailbone, sprain his ankles, and tear his ligaments too many times to count.No.He had to land the 900. And after thirteen years of failed attempts, he nailed it. It had never been done before. Growing up in Sierra Mesa, California, Tony was a hyperactive demon child with an I44 IQ. He threw tantrums, terrorized the nanny until she quit, exploded with rage whenever he lost a game; this was a kid who was expelled from preschool. When his brother, Steve, gave him a blue plastic hand-me-down skateboard and his father built a skate ramp in the driveway, Tony finally found his outlet--while skating, he could be as hard on himself as he was on everyone around him. But it wasn't an easy ride to the top of the skating game. Fellow skaters mocked his skating style and dubbed him a circus skater. He was so skinny he had to wear elbow pads on his knees, and so light he had to ollie just to catch air off a ramp. He was so desperate to be accepted by young skating legends like Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, and Christian Hosoi that he ate gum from between Steve's toes. But a few years of determination and hard work paid off in multiple professional wins, and the skaters who once had mocked him were now trying to learn his tricks. Tony had created a new style of skating. In Hawk Tony goes behind the scenes of competitions, demos, and movies and shares the less glamorous demands of being a skateboarder--from skating on Italian TV wearing see-through plastic shorts to doing a demo in Brazil after throwing up for five days straight from food poisoning. He's dealt with teammates who lit themselves and other subjects on fire, driving down a freeway as the dashboard of their van burned. He's gone through the unpredictable ride of the skateboard industry during which, in the span of a few years, his annual income shrank to what he had made in a single month and then rebounded into seven figures. But Tony's greatest difficulty was dealing with the loss of his number one fan and supporter--his dad, Frank Hawk. With brutal honesty, Tony recalls the stories of love, loss, bad hairdos, embarrassing '80s clothes, and his determination that had shaped his life. As he takes a look back at his experiences with the skateboarding legends of the '70s, '80s, and '90s, including Stacy Peralta, Eddie Elguera, Lance Mountain, Mark Gonzalez, Bob Burnquist, and Colin Mckay, he tells the real history of skateboarding--and also what the future has in store for the sport and for him.

Author : Amy Sterling Casil
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1435850475
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tony Hawk written by Amy Sterling Casil and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the career and accomplishments of skateboard mogul Tony Hawk.

Author : Tony Hawks
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783526742
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The A to Z of Skateboarding written by Tony Hawks and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than twenty years, Tony Hawks has been mistaken for Tony Hawk, the American skateboarder. Even though it is abundantly clear on his website that he is an English comedian and author, people still write to him asking the best way to do a kickflip or land a melon. One mischievous day he started writing back in a pompous tone, goading his correspondents for their spelling mistakes and poor grammar, while offering bogus or downright silly advice on how to improve their skateboarding. Featuring entries on parents' pain, disappointment, underachievers, Quorn and the Vatican, this is his A to Z guide to the world of skateboarding, as seen through the eyes of someone who knows absolutely nothing about it.

Author : Mark Stewart
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 9780761326663
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Wild Ride written by Mark Stewart and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the professional skateboarder, Tony Hawk, focusing on his inventive moves, competitions, fatherhood, and business enterprises.

Author : Tony Hawk
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047063149X
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Did I Get Here? written by Tony Hawk and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most famous skateboarder ever shares the business secrets to his success! He's the man who put skateboarding on the map. He's the first to land a 900 (two and a half full rotations). He's also among the richest pitchmen in any sport. And, in a sport that's especially youth-oriented, Tony Hawk, a 40-something father of four, still connects with his audience by staying true to who he is. Moving easily between the ramp and the boardroom, Tony currently runs one of the most acclaimed action sports companies, a clothing line, and video game series bearing his name that has sold over $1 billion worldwide, making it the biggest selling action sports game franchise in game history. He has secured endorsement deals with major brands such as McDonalds, Intel, T-Mobile and Kohl's; started the Boom Boom HuckJam action sports tour; and achieved worldwide acclaim from the ESPN X Games. Filled with Tony's typical modesty and humor, How Did I Get Here? tells the amazing story behind Tony Hawk's unprecedented success from skateboarder to CEO, and the secrets behind his lasting appeal. You'll find out how authenticity has served him well in all his achievements. You'll also understand how his story has shaped many of his fundamental values, including his huge desire to win and his strong sense of realism. Get the inside story of Tony Hawk beyond the skateboard as he answers the question: How Did I Get Here?

Author : Ian F. Mahaney
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781404227477
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tony Hawk written by Ian F. Mahaney and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the professional skateboarder who performed the first "900" at teh X Games in 1999, invented numerous skateboarding moves, and helped revive the popularity of the sport.

Author : Julie Murray
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1616136936
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tony Hawk written by Julie Murray and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Tony Hawk who became a professional skateboarder at the age of fourteen.

Author : Christian Hosoi
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062098535
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hosoi written by Christian Hosoi and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mix of Tony Hawk and Brian Welch comes together in skateboarding legend Christian Hosoi, who reveals everything about his rise, fall, and redemption, in this amazing tell-all—from being named the greatest skater of all time to bottoming out on drugs to finally finding redemption through God. Fans of Slater Kelly’s Pipe Dreams and Brian Welch’s Save Me From Myself, and followers of Tony Alva, Jay Adams, and Steve Caballero, will be captivated by this extraordinary, star-studded story, a gripping read that ranges from the heart of the 1980s skateboarding scene to the inside of a prison, from Hollywood parties to intense prayer sessions. Hosoi: My Life as a Skateboarder Junkie Inmate Pastor takes readers to the heart of one little-known world after another—and he portrays them in all their gore and glory for all the world to see.