We, the skateboarding community, are so lucky that our most famous ambassador is a well behaved, well spoken person. His professionalism has had an enormous impact on the acceptance of our sport by the general population. All the public skateparks can in some way be attributed to his work and his presence. Thank you Tony!!
Both Tony and Rodney are super smart dudes. Good people too. Plus skaters will always find a way in life, because skateboarding teaches you persistence in life. I was skating in my youth and process of learning to ollie or kickflip builds your character like nothing else. Just my 2 cents.
"When OUR video game came out," doesn't seem like much, but to me that's pretty telling of a humble dude who has a lot of respect for his people the people that were there while he was becoming THE Tony Hawk. Man's a legend forever.
I’ve never heard him brag about one thing his entire career. If someone gasses him up, he’s quick to remind them about the key people around him that helped him and the hard work it took to get the achievement . Always self effacing
When I was a kid we figured out where he lived, went to his house to get our 900 poster signed, Tony was in the bathtub so his wife had him sign it and the ink was running down off his signature from the moisture. Tony hawk is the G.O.A.T.
Tony Hawk is the most humble and kind celebrity I can think of. Notice how there’s not a single negative thing that comes out of his mouth the whole podcast. Gotta love this guy.
@derek smith well he epitomizes to the purest form by never actually identifying as such, he just is, especially skate culture surviving because making use of what you had available (no skate parks well...there's a curb...lemme see what I can do with that)
He's a great skater , but kind of boring.id rather hear Duane Peter's talk about skating or Christian hasoi.maybe Joe will get gator on when he gets out of jail
All these years dealing with large corporations has turned Tony into a master at explaining skateboarding to those who know nothing about skateboarding.
As a skateboarder, I can appreciate when an ambassador of the culture can paint the picture of what it's really like to be skateboarder to the rest of the world. There are many times that skateboarding is misunderstood, Tony has always done a great job of representing the culture in a positive way.
As another boarder who do you think is better and more creative, Hawk or Mullin? Gleaming the cube lol.... Been around a bit. I think hawk is all hype relative to some way better sk8rs.
It’s almost like tony doesn’t realize that he’s one of the biggest celebrities in the world. What an awesome humble guy! Every time I hear him speak my respect for him grows
Tony is the absolute perfect face of a sport, national treasure. This dude has no ego, doesn’t take himself super serious and is easy going. Let’s not forget the day’s with him and Christian Hosoi, Tony who was the lanky nerdy more talented skater, and Hosoi who was the cool suave good looking showman essentially. Sucks Hosoi went down the hard drugs path, he’s cleaned up and skating again if anyone cares.
I'm not a skater, but I absolutely love Tony Hawk. I don't know exactly why, maybe it's his voice, but listening to him talk just calms me down. He is hands down the most down to earth, chill dude in the world.
Tony Hawk: "What should I wear? Probably business casual" Joe Rogan: "Honey, where's Richard Pryor in a super-man costume shirt? I need it for the podcast"
@@Therileyrileyriley 🤔Why the fuck do skateboarders who🧐come of likely some 50year old pedophile who can be found around skateparks😒 trying to cool impress "my little sister" children whom they believe don't know better😃 & can take dark🌑balloons from strangers... Hate electric⚡boards🛹 Pamela Mayer"there are no original liars" To some Don't forget to eat your pudding & leave those kids alone Welcome to Portland tee hee ;)
Joe: "And we're rolling... how are you Tony?" Tony: "Awesome, thank you" Joe: "My pleasure" Joe: "Thanks for having m... thanks for coming here, man" Brilliant hahaha
As a street skater growing up, I wasn't interested in vert, but I still thought the vert guys were rad. I always wished I could ride vert as it looked super fun flying like that.
I love how Tony Hawk talks, he fits the stereotype of a skater perfectly. His video game on the PS1 is what inspired me and my friends to skate all of our childhood. Your the best Tony!
After watching crazy amounts of interviews with musicians and rockstars and actors, skaters are some of the most humble people who are willing to talk to anyone without being smug or throwing shade.
What's so intriguing to me is that surf rock/punk rock and surfing/skating culture and how both are intermingled in such a way that's always fascinated me.
Lots of skaters don’t give one iota about punk rock. I doubt Nyjah Houston listens to punk. It’s mostly the old dudes and not even a lot of those, but the young kids could care less about punk. I doubt Daewon Song listens to punk.
That's awesome bro. Amazing game. I remember the very first one and doing any and everything possible in it. And then they just kept coming and I loved them so much.
I never saw Tony Hawk as anything like punk rock, the complete opposite in fact. Which doesnt take anything away from his awesome talent and everything hes achieved. Now Jay Adams he was punk rock.
@@psychozulu he is heavily featured and doesn't appear in a good light. It shows him as quite shady, he doesnt make much of a formal appearance from what I remember. Regardless of whether its absolutely true or not its fascinating. The film is fantastic definitely worth a watch.
When Joe asked Tony "you had a coach?" Tony should have spent more time explaining how legendary his coach was and who Stacy Peralta really was. without Stacy Peralta there would be no skateboarding today
If you go there then you need to talk industry... Fausto, Van Doren, etc. Those stories are great for skaters but this audience is neck tattoos and too small t-shirts. I love the comment but the greatness of Stacey would likely get lost.
Tony Hawk might be the coolest human being ever. He's humble, down-to-earth and he's skated he's whole life and NEVER fell out of style. Tony Hawk has always been the face of skateboarding and I don't think anyone could ever replace him. I know the Pro Skater games has a lot to do with it but he never wavered. Birdman is immortal. Also, Joe needs to get Rodney Mullen on the show.
I think half of it is his ability to perform. Remember, he did some viral videos a few years ago doing a loop-de-loop and vert twister that showed he still has chops beyond the 900 all these years later. It was his George Foreman moment.
Was vert skating ever in style? Not hating on Tony, great bloke, but the foundation of the skate scene has always been the street skating side. Similarly Mullen was a flatground guy, doesn't do stair sets or rails. Again, another incredibly gifted bloke and great guy. Would have loved to see someone like Andrew Reynolds, Guy Mariano or maybe even Cardiel
Love Tony unconditionally man. I spent the whole day looking for interviews just to hear him talk. His underground games were the first I ever put 100+ hours into playing until I couldn’t enjoy it anymore, for that he’ll forever be etched in as part of my teenage years. Edit: And one thing about him is that he’ll always give you a straight forward answer and doesn’t try to be sarcastic or anything. Love that about him. This was the story I wanted from the “Pretending I’m a Superman” doc!!
@@metalDCM8 the "proper" skateboard community not only gives tony credit for inspiring a generation of skaters but also respects his dedication and love for skateboarding. literally every kid i've ever known to ride a board did so courtesy of his video game series. kids need to put some respec on tony's name
You can tell how much humility Tony has when Jamie is talking about his injury. Tony is actively listening. Most guests on this show barely acknowledge Jamie
Matt Hoffman deserves his appearance, I love Tony but I can’t think of Tony without Matt. Both close friends of the same era and both pioneers of to their sports. The amount they’ve both achieved is immeasurable.
The more I learn about Tony, the more I respect him. Saw a documentary on HBO the other day and he has just been super modest his whole life. Threw away a ton of his trophies, doesn't gloat, overcame his struggles with his sides by pure determination. Just a great dude.
I’m not certain if Joe was asking certain questions because he thought that’s what the audience would want to hear asked or if he just didn’t know much about Tony and the sport...I mean he knows who Tony is and what he does but I like the way how Tony politely answers Joe something like well the sport has a deep history...Empty swimming pools, catching waves...I’m a bird skater...It’s like “Tony I love you...but I don’t have any idea about what you do or how it came to be...I just know you’re Tony”
Just look at who he is: 1) The most iconic action sports individual ever 2) one of the biggest names in video games ever 3) Has become a household name and overall cultural legend through something as simple as skateboarding 4) At age 52 is still highly involved in his life passion both on and off the board 5) Has fun with and takes care of his family 6) Despite his fame is just a regular guy who doesn’t stir up an drama or bring extra attention to himself. Rare to find someone so skilled, so wealthy, and so famous who is that down to earth.
You don’t even have to be a “skating fan” or a “skater” to love Tony Hawk. Baby boomers even Know who he is. What an awesome guy, I cant wait to play some remastered tony hawks pro skater
I love watching this back now that Tony has his own podcast that has taken off and has become a really great show. Fantastic interview. Tony never lost his humility and his humanity, and his gratitude shows brightly because of it. Beautiful.
I needed to hear this man. Thanks Tony Hawk and Joe Rogan for doing this interview. Skating has always been a way if life for me and it almost has defined me. I've fell off lately and noticed a loss of motivation all together in all aspects of life. Thank you
When I was young, Tony built a skate park right across the road from my house. He would show up and hold tournaments from time to time. They were huge and like a real community bonding experience. Everyone from first time skaters to top tier skaters and random people who just wanted to watch. I'd squeeze through the crowd and crawl around to get to the front for the best view. I even participated when I got older and learned to skate well. It doesn't happen any more but damn, it created so many good memories throughout my childhood and it's all because of this guy.
Hawks father in law puts on the Xgames . They control who gets to compete for what events. Hawk stoled PAPPAS 900 . Hawk is a silver spoon bitch that can Only skate a vert ramp cant ollie a curb
Paul Doyle All this Mayhem said a lot less about Tony than it did about Tas Pappas than it did about Tony. You can’t claim someone stole a trick from you, you either land it or you don’t. Plus Tas didn’t land a 900 for about another fifteen years anyways. Tas only was trying 900s so he never landed anything in best trick comps therefore didn’t score well enough to get into best trick for XGames 99. He was just being sore for not getting as far as Tony did.
