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Tony Hawk, nine-time X-Game Gold Medalist, holds the best record in professional skateboarding history. “The Birdman”, widely known for completing the first 900 in competition, went pro by age fourteen & started his first company at seventeen. He’s also found great success as an author, businessman and star of the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series, one of the most popular video game franchises of all time.

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The question period has ended and Digg Founder Kevin Rose asked your top questions to skateboarding legend Tony Hawk during our latest installment of Digg Dialogg. Watch the full interview below!



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  • danielrh9, on 10/22/2009, -39/+511When you pulled off the 900 around a decade ago, it was mindblowing. But three other skateboarders have done it since. What do you think the next seemingly impossible trick will be, and who do you think will pull it off?
  • notzak, on 10/22/2009, -74/+455Do you play as yourself when you play Tony Hawk branded games?
  • ScottyDontKnow, on 10/22/2009, -37/+392You caused controversy with many people this year when you skateboarded in the Whitehouse. If you could skate anywhere else in the world, where it would be considered "forbidden" or "inappropriate", where would it be?
  • danielrh9, on 10/22/2009, -74/+383Do you think the price tag on the upcoming Tony Hawk Ride game is a little much? For $120, you can buy a decent board and actually learn to skate for real.
  • inajeep, on 10/22/2009, -110/+376After defying physics, did you apologize?
  • AllisonWamback, on 10/22/2009, -68/+316I've seen you link to digg stories on your twitter account. Are you a hardcore digg user? What other websites are you into?
  • danielrh9, on 10/22/2009, -81/+320Do you think that skateboarding will ever be an Olympic sport?
  • Eminemdrdre00, on 10/22/2009, -93/+329Have you played EA's "Skate"? If so, what did you think of it?
  • roastedbagel, on 10/22/2009, -56/+281Tony, had you never picked up a skateboard as a child, where would you see yourself today?
  • d3faultnet, on 10/22/2009, -69/+265Did you make more money from professional skateboarding or from the video game?
  • APennysWorth, on 10/22/2009, -40/+207Would you have been as successful if your last name was a less awesome bird like a pigeon or a dodo?
  • grimacebrown, on 10/22/2009, -86/+240I've gotten over 2 Million points in one combo playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.

    Have you ever done that in real life?
  • BobDle, on 10/22/2009, -156/+309Do you support the legalization of marijuana?
  • Konstantino, on 10/22/2009, -110/+245Are you pro-gravity?
  • Joker99352, on 10/22/2009, -65/+184Hey Tony, what is one song on your iPod that we would be surprised to know you listen to?
  • jonlavallee, on 10/26/2009, -29/+146Is there a trick that you just cannot stick?
  • algaeturd, on 10/23/2009, -18/+122Let's talk technology and skateboarding.
    The modern day skateboard has basically remained unchanged even from the earliest days. (7-ply maple, metal trucks, urethane). And even the shape of the skateboard deck has gone mostly unchanged for the past 20 years.
    Is there going to be a time when new skateboard tricks dictate a change in board shape (like we saw with Vallely's barnyard deck when switch started becoming the norm) and how come none of the advancements in materials (composite laminate decks, magnesium trucks, etc) never seem to gain any acceptance in skateboarding? And do you feel that advancements in materials (whether it's stronger boards, lighter trucks, etc) will be seen as anything other than industry marketing smoke?
  • chinolofus, on 10/22/2009, -43/+144what was the most exciting era of skateboarding for you? the 80's, 90's, or 00's?
  • freshcuts, on 10/22/2009, -46/+121How many bones have you broken while skating?
  • bury, on 10/22/2009, -26/+83As a taller skater, do you think your height gives you any advantages or disadvantages over shorter skaters?
  • snowcrazy, on 10/22/2009, -47/+104What websites do you visit on a daily basis?
  • kurupttek, on 10/22/2009, -75/+132Hey Tony do you use cheat codes in your game?
  • sibos, on 10/22/2009, -44/+99When was the last time you pulled off a 900?
  • LetterQ, on 10/23/2009, -18/+70Every show on Revision3.com ends with a short and blurry video of a guy who is reported to be Kevin Rose doing a relatively impressive skateboard trick, with an onlooker exclaiming "Oh my god!". Can you grab a board and teach Kevin to do a trick right now?
  • APennysWorth, on 10/23/2009, -8/+59Have you ever rocked up at a random skate park just to blow people's minds?
  • harrisbradley, on 10/23/2009, -27/+73Will you ever be too old to skate?
  • louiebaur, on 10/22/2009, -41/+82On April 27, 1999 at Pier 30 you landed the first ever 900 and you said that this was the best day of your life at the time. Since that moment in 1999 what would your 3 runner up life changing experiences be with regard to your professional skateboarding career and would skateboarding in the white house earlier this year be one of them?
  • orezona, on 10/24/2009, -29/+69How do you get dog ***** off griptape?
  • algaeturd, on 10/23/2009, -19/+56As a native Californian, a surfer and a guy whose dad was the head of the National Skateboard Association (undoubtedly a major promoter of skateboarding during the 80s), did you have any sentimental reaction when skateboard companies almost collectively picked up production of decks and moved them to China to increase profit margins?
    You've got the old Powell videos that show how much of an art it is to create a skateboard deck and then 25 years later, it's just another commodity like a yo-yo or plastic bottle that is made in mass production by people who have likely never stepped on a skateboard.
    As a company owner, do you ever feel that the skateboard industry just historically and cyclically shoots itself in the foot?
  • CityandColourrr, on 10/24/2009, -22/+51Do you think Bam Margera is as big of a douchebag as I do?
  • PhantomRogue, on 10/22/2009, -28/+56Did you approach Neversoft or did they approach you when the first Tony Hawk Pro Skater game was made?
  • agentlotek, on 10/27/2009, -8/+35Now that you are in your 40's in age, during a skating injury do you ever think to yourself, "I am getting too ***** old for this *****"?
  • FXNGLAS, on 10/22/2009, -68/+94Do you think Nickelback sucks like the rest of us Digg users?
  • SmellyMonkey, on 10/22/2009, -16/+41Basically, I'm not as young as I used to be, and the last thing I want to face is my body discontinuing to work the way it used to when I was 20.
    Skateboarding can be pretty high impact and not completely body friendly. But you seem to be doing quite well..?? Is there any training that you do to keep yourself from falling apart?
    Like Yoga, Thai Chi etc..
  • aeakers, on 10/22/2009, -17/+38What other athletes impress you the most?
  • discophunkster, on 10/27/2009, -6/+26I live in the Minneapolis area and a friend told us a huge elaborate story about meeting you that involved him and you simultaneously getting a public urination ticket. Can you confirm this story? It would have happened sometime around 1996-1997.
  • cydoniaeon, on 10/26/2009, -4/+21
    Do you think anyone at any age can learn to skateboard?
    Do you have any tips for first-time skateboarders?
  • NickABusey, on 10/23/2009, -15/+32As an athlete who has shared ramps with professional bikers such as Mat Hoffman and Dave Mirra, how do you justify the Tony Hawk Foundation building parks that do not allow bikes to ride them?
  • CasualT, on 10/26/2009, -4/+16Do you still play any of the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games? If so, which was your favorite?
  • bnyq11, on 10/26/2009, -3/+15do you think standard skateboard design (double kick) will evolve any further? or is the current design just right?
  • asisingh, on 10/23/2009, -19/+31Have you ever skateboarded naked?
  • moreside, on 10/23/2009, -23/+35how do you feel about answering questions made by a bunch of social outcasts?
  • gracias, on 10/25/2009, -6/+17What do you think about big companies with no history in skateboarding ,Nike, trying to "cash in" on its popularity?
  • briesa, on 10/26/2009, -1/+12Where do you see yourself 10 years from now...what will your life be like?
  • jeffreyk, on 10/22/2009, -16/+27Of all of the things your accomplished during your career, what was the biggest missed opportunity that you think about the most?
  • seandfeeney, on 10/22/2009, -47/+58Do you and Roney Mullen ever get into disputes over which one is better? Have you too ever played S.K.A.T.E.? If so, what was the outcome? (obviously, understanding that you both specialize in a different type of skateboarding, street vs. vert)
  • hankwitecki, on 10/23/2009, -11/+21You have seen skateboarding transmogrify from flat-ground tricks, and carving down hills to obscene 8 story vert ramps, and 17 year-olds switch backside flipping 20 stairs. What do you think is next for skateboarding? Will it ever get too dangerous? Do you think there will come a point where skateboarding can't progress?
  • phil27519, on 10/23/2009, -15/+25Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was first released 10 years ago. With the popularity of the video game franchise, have you seen any change in the attitudes and styles of the young skate community?
  • jambur, on 10/23/2009, -9/+18What's it like skateboarding when you're older and do you have the same carefree spirit or get concerned by injury?
  • ryan000, on 10/22/2009, -28/+37Where do you see skateboarding in the next 10 years?
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