Authors: Tony Hawk, Sean Mortimer, Sean Mortimer
ISBN-13: 9780060096892, ISBN-10: 0060096896
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: 1ST PBK
Tony Hawk is the bestselling author of Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder. In the 1999 X Games, Tony landed the first 900 degree arial turn in skateboarding history. A stunt he had been working on for years. He has released three video games for playstation: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. He lives in Carlsbad, California, with his wife and three children.
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.
“All the raw tales that you might expect from a veteran skateboarder.”
Intro | 1 | |
1 | Maniac Kid | 5 |
2 | Spaz, That's Me! | 11 |
3 | The Beginning | 18 |
4 | Joining the Ants | 23 |
5 | No More Tears | 29 |
6 | The Basics | 34 |
7 | Out of Style | 43 |
8 | The Bones Brigade | 52 |
9 | Faceplants | 59 |
10 | Check the Box | 64 |
11 | Cheating | 69 |
12 | The Parent Trap | 73 |
13 | Cool School | 79 |
14 | Balancing Act | 84 |
15 | Dad Slams | 88 |
16 | Future Primitive | 92 |
17 | Winning Contests Is Not Always Fun | 97 |
18 | Fun Again? | 103 |
19 | Trouble! | 108 |
20 | The Sky Is Falling! | 112 |
21 | A New Low | 116 |
22 | Cancer Stinks | 121 |
23 | More Changes | 126 |
24 | The End | 133 |
25 | 1999, the Year of the 9 | 139 |
26 | The Good Life | 144 |
Appendix | Tony's Top Tens | 151 |
Acknowledgments | 157 | |
Photo Credits | 159 |