I love skateboarding, do you know much about it?
Yeah I do! It's an action sport that involves riding a skateboard and performing tricks.
It's a lot of fun to watch, but hard to do. Tony Hawk is my favorite pro skater.
He's my favorite too. It is considered many things, like an art form and a recreational activity too.
It certainly has an aesthetic component to it for sure. I think it'll be at the 2020 Olympics.
I heard that too! It's weird to think that a method of transportation like that is now an Olympic sport.
Haha I guess it is technically a method of transportation. I think the 2020 Olympics will be exciting, Tokyo is an interesting place.
It really is. Also at this point, skateboarding itself has really been shaped and influenced by skateboarders throughout the years.
For sure, I'm sure the style has changed since it first became popular.
the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, Freestyle BMXers, aggressive skaters, and very recently, scooters. However, skateboarding has become controversial in areas in which the activity, although illegal, has damaged curbs, stoneworks, steps, benches, plazas and parks.
History.
History 1940s–1960s.
The first skateboards started with wooden boxes, or boards, with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. Crate scooters preceded skateboards, having a wooden crate attached to the nose (front of the board
... and then Tony's just, like, Tony Hawk. Basically, to me, it says, "You can be a skater and take over everything and use skateboarding to be a businessman, a role model to young people." He's just the best. And he called my house when I was fifteen, and [asked] "Do you wanna do something with us?", not knowing anything about me. Yeah, Tony's the man. Sure, he's the best.
In 2012