Growing up, I tried to learn to skateboard. Have you ever tried it?
I have, and used to when I was young and mainly used it as a method of transportation
Oh nice. Did you ever master any tricks or anything like that?
I never did tricks, but when my son was a teenager, he was very good at tricks I used to take him to a local skate park
Do you know the names of any of those tricks?
I remember the ollie, front side kick, and others. I just think it is great that they announced skateboarding as an olympic sport for 2020
Oh I didn't know that! I wonder if Tony Hawk will try to compete (I know he's pretty old, but it would be fun).
Tony Hawk
Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968) is an American professional skateboarder, actor and owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. Hawk is well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles, published by Activision, and is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding.
In 2002, he created the "Boom Boom HuckJam", an extreme sports exhibition and tour that was launched in Las Vegas. Throughout his career, Hawk
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