Tony Hawk on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, the game that changed his life

Most of america don't determine our lifelong-career erstwhile we're 9 years aged - but past again, astir of america aren't Tony Hawk. Born successful San Diego, California successful 1968, an simple schoolhouse property Tony was archetypal drawn to skating portion watching his 21-year-old brother. "I was 9 years aged and my older member was skating successful the alleyway," Hawk recalls of the archetypal clip helium saw a board, " I asked him if I could thrust it and helium said, yeah, but you tin lone thrust that committee implicit determination - and his aged committee became my archetypal skateboard."

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