Tony_Hawk_Biography

Tony Hawk Biography Tony Hawk is one of the most well-known skateboarders in the world. He was born in San Diego, California on May 12, 1968. He was the youngest of three children, and before getting involved in skateboarding described himself as a nightmare. His parents spoiled him rotten; he got whatever he wanted, was allowed to do whatever he wanted, and always threw huge tempur tantrums when he didn't get his way. "Instead of the terrible twos. I was the terrible youth," he said. (Hawk 8-13) Hawk was a highly competitive person ever since he was born. If he was playing a board game that he wasn't sure he would win, he would get angry and flip the board over violently. He hated losing, and no matter what he set his mind to he hardly ever gave up without accomplishing. What he couldn't do made him mad. He didn't understand why he couldn't do everything he wanted to. One day when Tony was six years old, his mom took him to an olympic size pool. "He decided that he had to swim the length of it without a breath. And he tony, hawk, skateboarding, skating, out, one, old, years, world, house, himself, tony's, started, skater, skateboard, skate, school, pro, parents, over, new, couldn't, best, wasn't, things, he's, frank, contests, competitive, both, body, became, year, way, wanted