Tony Hawk: From Outcast To Legend

Harry welcomes legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk to the studio for Episode 17 of Flow State Podcast. Harry and Tony talk about when it’s ok to skateboard through an international airport, going pro at age 14, and choosing between skateboarding and music. Harry geeks out about playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 on N64 as a kid and Tony talks about how The 900 made it into the game with moments to spare. After reflecting on a life and legacy in the evolving sport of skateboarding, Harry recaps the episode in freestyle with a few of Tony’s suggestions thrown in… Australia and New Zealand Odyssey Tour Tickets Now Available: https://www.rabbitgroup.com/tours/harry-mack#tours ---- SHOW NOTES Airport Skating https://x.com/tonyhawk Glossary of Skateboarding Terms https://www.masterclass.com/articles/guide-to-skate-lingo Hawk Interview - Thrasher Magazine, May 1985 https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/magazine/may-1985/ Dogtown and Z-Boys https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275309/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogtown_and_Z-Boys Original Zypher Team Photo: Glen E. Friedman Tony Hawk goes pro at 14 | Handplant https://www.tonyhawk.com/media Eddie Elguera https://www.elguera.com/ Eddie Elguera | Elguerial - Del Mar Hester Series 1979 Photo: William Sharp Birdhouse Skateboards "The End" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOsGMM2H1WA Tony Hawk | The Loop Photo: Atiba Jefferson Gang of Four Photo: Adrian Boot First 900 | X Games 1999 https://youtu.be/4YYTNkAdDD8?si=m5N7TgECC8uPc6tL First 720 | Eurocana Skate Camp - Hagernas, Sweden 1985 http://facebook.com/TonyHawk Andy Anderson | Dream Trick https://www.youtube.com/@berrics “Do A Kickflip!” | The Berrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob0dI05Xz8s Burnside Skatepark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside_Skatepark Rodney Mullen | Ollie Impossible - Oceanside 1986 https://www.youtube.com/@80sFreestyle The Skatepark Project https://skatepark.org/ ----- Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:25 Skateboarding Around Town and In Airports 00:05:33 Back to the Beginning 00:07:58 Tony Defines His Own Style 00:09:37 Competitions and Going Pro at 14 00:19:08 Skating Hero Did One of Tony’s Tricks 00:22:00 The Loop 00:24:05 Getting in the Flow State 00:26:09 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skate 00:27:43 Improvisation vs Planning 00:31:06 Pre-Skating Routines 00:33:35 Landing the 900 00:38:43 Skate Combos in Real Life 00:43:10 Choosing Skating Over the Violin 00:46:25 A New Era of Skating 00:50:35 Fatherhood 00:52:12 The Skatepark Project 00:53:52 Do What You Love 00:56:27 Closing Freestyle