You are tuned in to the NPD Broadcast Network presentation of Off Camera with Sam Jones.

The best conversations happen off camera.

Hello and welcome to another edition of Off Camera.

I'm your host, Sam Jones, and in this episode, I sit down with Tony Hawk.

If pro skateboarders have resumes, Tony Hawks is undoubtedly among the longest and most envied.

Though he's the most decorated skater ever, with the highest contest win percentage of any sport,

and a $1 billion video game series,

Hawk has arguably given more to the sport than he's received.

Watching Hawk Skate is a testament to artistry as much as athleticism.

His autobiography required an entire glossary to catalog the tricks that are his legacy to the

skateboarding lexicon. His Tony

Hawke Foundation has contributed to over $4 million to develop 500 skate parks around the world.

He's also been skateboarding's foremost advocate, promoting it through some of its darkest days,

though smashing his pelvis while attempting a full loop dressed in a gorilla suit probably doesn't count.

Hawk joins off camera to talk about the evolution of the sport from its scrappy underground

beginnings to X Games behemoth. He shares his thoughts on the vital role of artistry and

individuality in athletics and shares his continued love and commitment to the sport.

Now, a father of four that can still stick the most difficult tricks ever invented,

we learn why at age 44, he still makes his primary living on four wheels.

As it turns out, Tony Hawk simply can't not skate.

So pull up a chair and listen in.

So Tony Hawk. Sam Jones. How you doing?

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