Tony Hawk's first ever 900!
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Published 2015-08-14
All Comments (21)
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Those PS1 graphics aged pretty well.
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Tony Hawk: lands the 900 Everyone: QUICK TOUCH HIS HEAD AND ABSORB HIS POWER WHILE HE'S RADIATING
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I still remember when this happened.... kids at school were talking about it for a month. Wish I could go back. Late 90's/Early 00's was the best time ever.
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A true champion sees failure as motivation, not a reason to quit. What a legend.
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The hot wheels sticker is the best part.
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When he did the spinny thing and didn't fall down was the best.
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At 5:32, I honestly believe that part of the reason this moment went so viral in its day and why it is so crucial to the history of modern day skateboarding, is the tangible elation on Tony's face AND all the faces of his competitors. Seeing that universal rejoicing, really clued people in that this was a big deal
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I remember seeing this live on the X-Games. I was 14. It’s crazy to think that I’m now older than Tony Hawk was here.
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Tony: “This is the best day of my life, I swear to God” Wife and baby in the background: 👁👄👁
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5:07 The transferring of skating powers was successful
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This moment was like Goku turning Super Saiyan for the first time. Yes, the 900 doesn't have the same legendary status anymore and there are those who've surpassed it but this moment was the first and it gave birth to a legend to such a degree that those who know nothing of skating know the name Tony Hawk as the "skateboarding guy". A legend was born in this moment and will live on for as long as people have the desire to skate.
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I saw this on TV with my family in 1999. I live in a completely changed world, but...I will always savor this moment.
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Imagine skateboarding had become an Olympic sport back in the late 90s and then Tony performed the 900 at the games
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the thumbnail icon looks like a shot from a war movie
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in a review of skateboarding in movies... tony himself said he wouldn'T have gone that far for the 900... he says, the crowd is wild, the crowd is the reason most pro skaters does it. they pick you up when you need it and when it comes down to it... you end up wanting to do it for them and not yourself. he said the crowd made him power through that moment. to see it in action though, you can actually see the moment he decided to do it whatever the cost.
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Watching this all the way through, what's most impressive to me that he took all those hard tumbles, but kept throwing himself back into it, never got discouraged. I don't know many people who could perform as well under such high expectations. The man embodies perseverance as much as skill, deserves to be called a legend.
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The Tony Hawk foundation actually paid for the skate park in my town. Imagine how many kids tony hawk keeps off the streets and keeps them skating with his skate foundation. Truly a good human being
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This has to be the most American video ever A dude named Tony Hawk, skating at X games, wearing a helmet with a Hotwheels sticker on it.
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It's magical how 2 seconds can make so many people so happy and excited
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I was a teenager and heavy into skating at this time. I remember watching it live on my little tube tv in my bedroom and losing my mind. Watching it now takes me back. What a moment in time for the skateboarding community. Tony will always be a legend.
