I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.
Interpretation
Skateboarding is not just a physical activity, but a form of artistic expression and a way of life.
In this quote, Tony Hawk emphasizes that skateboarding transcends traditional definitions and embodies creativity, a unique lifestyle, and athletic prowess. He suggests that reducing it to merely an 'action sport' underestimates its artistic and cultural significance, highlighting the depth and personal connection many have with skateboarding.
In practice
Using this quote in a presentation about the cultural impact of skateboarding.
The pro skaters I know are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, world travelers and successful entrepreneurs. Their hairdos and tattoos are simply part of our culture, even when they raise eyebrows during PTA meetings.
I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.
If I can stand up when I'm 80, I'll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel like my skills are fading, I just won't do it publicly.
When I started skating, it was such a small community. You didn't aspire to be rich or famous or make a career out of it because that wasn't something anyone had done yet.
My definition of success is doing what you love. I feel many people do things because they feel they have to, and are hesitant to risk following their passion.
Skateistan's not just about skating. Itβs giving people life skills and hope for the future.
I wanted to write about looking at the world, so it's more about helping people, or persuading people, to see what is around us; both the marvellous and the terrible.
I need to go where people are serious about acting.
Film seems to be a medium designed for betrayal and violence.
Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl.
The provincial intellectual is doomed to arguing at low level... there is still no Australian literary world, not in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide. It is some consolation to realise that there is no literary world in Birmingham or Los Angeles either. I have heard there is one in Montreal, but I don't believe it. The literary world is in London and New York, the only cities big enough to sustain magazines which can afford to reject copy.
Any artist, when he goes in to record, should have the feeling that any song he records can be a hit. This may sound egotistical, but it makes sense.
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