If I can stand up when I'm 80, I'll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel like my skills are fading, I just won't do it publicly.
Interpretation
This quote expresses the joy of embracing one's passions in life, regardless of age, while also acknowledging the importance of self-awareness.
Tony Hawk's quote emphasizes the value of maintaining an active and adventurous spirit, even as one ages. It reflects a desire to continue pursuing activities that bring joy and fulfillment, like skateboarding, while being mindful of one's abilities and limitations. This perspective encourages people to live fully and authentically, taking pride in their passions while also respecting their personal boundaries.
In practice
Share this quote during a community event focused on sports for all ages.
The pro skaters I know are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, world travelers and successful entrepreneurs. Their hairdos and tattoos are simply part of our culture, even when they raise eyebrows during PTA meetings.
I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.
When I started skating, it was such a small community. You didn't aspire to be rich or famous or make a career out of it because that wasn't something anyone had done yet.
I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.
My definition of success is doing what you love. I feel many people do things because they feel they have to, and are hesitant to risk following their passion.
Skateistan's not just about skating. It’s giving people life skills and hope for the future.
I am not a courageous person by nature. I have simply discovered that, at certain key moments in this life, you must find courage in yourself, in order to move forward and live. It is like a muscle and it must be exercised, first a little, and then more and more. All the really exciting things possible during the course of a lifetime require a little more courage than we currently have. A deep breath and a leap.
Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.
Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide.
I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready and able to come to our own defense when and wherever needed.
Courage to be is the key to revelatory power of the feminist revolution.
My family has equally suffered abductions, attacks and life threats, but I have continued my struggle for justice.
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