Have you ever tried skateboarding?
I have, but I'm terrible at it! I used to always try to ollie.
I love skateboarding, and am excited it will be in the 2020 Olympics
WHAT? I had no idea! When did skateboarding become a popular thing to do?
It is so popular in fact, the skateboarding commercial revenue market is estimated at 4.8 billion dollars a year!!!
I thought skateboarding was only relevant when Tony Hawk was around. Guess I was wrong!
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
skateboarders:
Skateboarding is all about having fun and having fun with your friends; it’s always been that way, and it’ll always be that way. I think that is number one. Some kids just want to get sponsored and become a pro skater, but most of the pros didn’t ever look at it that way. They just did it because they loved it, got really good at it and opportunities just came from that. Number one, to me, is just enjoying skateboarding because you love it