Just two weeks after snapping his leg, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is back on his board!
The post included a video of Hawk taking a hospital hallway stroll with the aid of crutches. In a photo, he's sort of grinning, standing on his own, though with what looks like all of his weight on what can only be called, well, the good foot.
The OG of skateboarding is back with an incredible trick! Jessica Vilchis talks to Tony Hawk about the new Got Milk campaign and how skateboarding is making a big comeback during the quarantine. In the caption he talked about making a comeback after busting his elbow 20 years ago, then mentions the facts that this time, a recovery will be that much more difficult because it’s his leg — and because of how old he is. He said, though, that he’s “up for the challenge.”
Hawk went on to talk about how, in his new HBO documentary, “Until the Wheels Fall Off,” attention is paid to how he’s able to keep making eye-popping moves at his age. “It’s because I have found my sense of purpose and shaped my identity through skating, and it nourishes my mental health immensely,” Hawk writes. “I’ve said many times that I won’t stop skating until I am physically unable. A broken leg — with plenty of hardware — will probably be the biggest test of that creed. I’ll be back … maybe not at full capacity but I resigned to that notion years ago. ...
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