INTERVIEWS
Hawk Talks Aging Gracefully with The New York Times
Tony Hawk’s post-50 resurgence is proving to be one of the more interesting chapters of his story. 40 years later, he’s not only still doing it; he’s signing new deals and remains a cultural icon. Hawk gives some insight into maintaining a middle-aged pro skateboarding career in an interview with The New York Times from last week.
What is your physical state these days?
There are tricks that I don’t want to attempt any more because the risk far outweighs the reward. They’re tricks that I used to take for granted, and it’s like, I’m not really going to get a lot out of doing it again unless I decide, all right, I’m going to put my mind to it and make this the last one. But so many of those tricks — I know the cost of one tiny mistake. It could be devastating. So that doesn’t interest me. But the state of my body? I feel healthy. My neck is super stiff. That’s probably the one ongoing issue, and not getting any better. You know when you call out to someone, and they turn to look? When I turn, you’d be like, “Oh, what’s wrong with your neck?”
In addition to knowing his own limits, it appears that Hawk also knows when he will quit.
Think you’ll ever stop?
If my skills are truly fading and I’m just going through the motions, I wouldn’t be doing it in public. I won’t be on display. But I’ll still be skating.
Read the entire piece here.
Image Via The New York Times
INTERVIEWS
‘Good Work’ Episode 2 Now Playing on Redbull Skateboarding Channel
Alphonzo talks about how his past time of photoshopping images of celebrities skateboarding and sharing them on social media turned into a full-fledged business in this episode of “Good Work”.
Good Work episode 2 features Alphonzo Rawls and his #EVERYBODYSKATES and Savalé Footwear brands.
Alphonzo talks about how his past time of photoshopping images of celebrities skateboarding and sharing them on social media turned into a full-fledged business.
#EVERYBODYSKATES brand sells shirts, hoodies, hats, boards, and accessories.
He also had been involved in designing shoes for international footwear brands.
After 25 years of working with other companies, he decided to launch his own luxury footwear brand, Savalé.
Alf was also a pro-skater back in the day.
He started skating when he was 10 and turned pro when he was just 16 years old.
He thinks that skateboarding has somehow helped him be successful in business.
“Skateboarding, it’s for the most part, a really inconsistent sport, which means you definitely have to have some patience and some perseverance…It’s allowed me to think outside the box and apply that ‘out of the box’ thinking to run my business”
Redbull’s Good Work Series features skater-owned and skater-operated businesses.
You can watch the first episode here or on the Red Bull Skateboarding YouTube Channel.
INTERVIEWS
‘My War: Gabriel Summers’ Now Playing at Thrasher Magazine
Watch “Gabbers” Gabriel Summers as he narrates how the story behind the “Damn It All” part where he got a broken collarbone while trying to conquer a massive kink handrail.
I will think about that forever because that’s something that’s like, took me so hard, and it’s so hard to accomplish and that I actually did it.
The gnarly goofy-footed Australian Skater has been a member of the Zero team since 2019.
Watch the “Damn It All” Zero part below.
INTERVIEWS
Skate Tales Season 2 is Coming
Skate Tales Season 2 is coming on Red Bull TV starting April 20.
Madars Apse’s documentary series takes us through skateboarding underground to share life experiences and ask more skateboarding mavericks to find out what skateboarding means to them.
You can also watch the series on Red Bull Skateboarding YouTube Channel on these dates:
- Ep 1 – April 20th
- Ep 2 – May 5th
- Ep 3 – May 19th
- Ep 4 – June 2nd
- Ep 5 – June 16th
- Ep 6 – June 30th
You can watch all the season 1 episodes here.
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