Just in case you weren't already aware, Tony Hawk has long been crushing the social media game. Clearly, the dude just has a down-to-earth personality. And that very personality shines through in the little gems he regularly churns out on Twitter. As it turns out, Tony Hawk quite frequently encounters fans that somehow have no idea who he is. Fortunately, he approaches those situations from an egoless place, and just rolls with it.
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Via The Berrics
There's so much to love about Tony Hawk. Plus, he's got mad skills. He also has to deal with a whole lot of people not knowing they're talking to him, and telling him that he looks just like Tony Hawk. Check out those hilarious interactions here.
Via @SportsCenter
Yet another fine example of why the world loves Tony Hawk. Check out a series of times that people met Tony Hawk, and had no idea they were talking to the man himself.
Via videogamedunkey
The game was just way ahead of its time. This review might actually make you want to figure out a way to fire up Tony Hawk Pro Skater again.
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Via Smagical
These guys spent a lot of time and energy, including making a song, to hype the crap out of their snowskating cat. It's refreshing to see so much effort be put into such a specific thing. It makes sense, when you have such raw talent on your hands in the form of a cat, you know you've gotta go for it.
The ongoing conundrum of Tony Hawk dealing with people and clueless fans out in public that swear they recognize him from somewhere, but fail to go the extra mile and connect the dots that he's Tony Hawk is a gift to the world. Thankfully, Tony Hawk makes fun of the situation on Twitter. His feed's evolved to be nothing short of a goldmine.
Tony Hawk showed up at the skate park to surprise some kids, and then the cops decided to show up and surprise him and everyone else by detaining a bunch of people! I mean, come on guys!
If you want some more positive and upbeat Tony Hawk content, check out the times people had no clue they were talking to Tony Hawk, here! Some serious gold in that list.
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Via Kreisi Make
We're not sure what compels someone to strap on some skates and bomb downhill in an all out slippery race to break their own tailbones, but it sure is thrilling to watch. Here's a compilation of falls, fails, and action from the scary-looking, action-packed sport of competitive downhill ice skating.
Besides the fact that this is a solidly bad idea, it sounds pretty f**king amazing.
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