Tony Hawk and the Trick That Changed Everything

Fail Better with David Duchovny

Grace Cohen-Chen

Society & Culture

4.6 • 534 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

I may not know a lot about skateboarding, but I can recognize the type of relentless drive that fuels Tony Hawk. He’s left his mark on a sport that thrives on risk, which means he’s soared high and fallen hard. On the 25th anniversary of Tony landing the first “900” — a trick where he somehow spins 900 degrees in mid-air — we discuss the years of trial and error (and the broken rib) that led to that fateful moment. I also inquire about what’s kept Tony on the board all these years, and what lessons he’s applied to life off of it. Follow me on Instagram at @davidduchovny. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium. And if you want to continue the conversation with other listeners, join the My Lemonada community at https://lemonadamedia.com/mylemonada/ For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's morning in New York.
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0:30.6	When I was a kid, I wanted to be a pro basketball player.
0:34.5	This is up until, you know, 10, 11 years old, and my dad was kind of tickled by the idea.
0:41.4	I don't think he had any opinions, yay or nay, but I had this feeling that I needed to have
0:48.8	really big hands to be a basketball player. We forget about growing taller than I eventually did,
0:56.0	but I didn't really have a concept of becoming 6-4, 6-5,
1:00.0	which is probably what I would have went for,
1:02.0	but I did think I needed to have big hands,
1:04.0	and I used to stare at my hands.
1:06.0	And if you stare long enough at your hands,
1:09.0	they start to vibrate in your vision,
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