Harnessing Passion, Drive & Persistence for Lifelong Success | Tony Hawk

In this episode, my guest is Tony Hawk, the legendary and pioneering professional skateboarder, video game and skateboard industry entrepreneur and founder of the Skatepark Project, whose philanthropic mission is to help underserved communities create safe and inclusive public skateparks for all youth. We discuss his career, how he helped popularize and evolve the sport of skateboarding and his role as an ambassador for skateboard culture. We also discuss where he derives his intrinsic drive, how he sets and evolves goals and how he has made remarkable and continual progress throughout his career. We also discuss Tony’s ability to overcome what would otherwise be career-ending injuries. For anyone seeking to find or pursue their passion and make lifelong progress while serving the larger world, this episode with Tony Hawk ought to be of deep interest. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman ROKA: https://roka.com/huberman InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/huberman Supplements from Momentous https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman Huberman Lab Social & Website Instagram:   / hubermanlab   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab Twitter:   / hubermanlab   Facebook:   / hubermanlab   TikTok:   / hubermanlab   LinkedIn:   / andrew-huberman   Website: https://hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://hubermanlab.com/neural-network Tony Hawk Website: https://tonyhawk.com Books: https://amzn.to/3qbNnIh RIDE channel:    / ridechannel   Pro Skater Video Game: https://www.tonyhawkthegame.com Skatepark Project: https://skatepark.org Birdhouse: https://www.birdhouseskateboards.com Hawk vs Wolf Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3QfyaAH Hawk vs Wolf YouTube:    / hawkvswolf   Instagram:   / tonyhawk   Twitter:   / tonyhawk   Facebook:   / tonyhawk   TikTok:   / tonyhawk   YouTube:    / tonyhawk   Resources and References Tony Hawk 540 McTwist:    • Tony Hawk's Got Milk Challenge - 540 on a ...   Thrasher Magazine: https://www.thrashermagazine.com Steve Caballero: https://www.stevecaballero.com Stacey Peralta:   / peraltastacy   Bones Brigade: https://bonesbrigade.com Christian Hosoi:   / christianhosoi   Transworld magazine: https://www.skateboarding.com Mark Gonzales: https://skateboardinghalloffame.org/2... Tony Hawk X Games 2023: https://www.youtube.com/live/BRXeMX0T... Riley Hawk:    • Tony Hawk, Riley Hawk & the FLIP Team Skat...   Cara-Beth Burnside:   / carabethburnside   Reese Nelson:   / reese__nelson   Andrew Reynolds:   / andrewreynolds   Mike McGill: https://skateboardinghalloffame.org/2... Mike Blabac: https://www.blabacphoto.com Mike Blabac Instagram:   / blabacphoto   Stevie Willams:   / steviewilliams   Danny Way:   / dannyway   Jeremy Klein:    • Birdhouse Skateboards Jeremy Klein - The B...   Steve Berra: https://theberrics.com Ken Block: https://www.43i.org Ken Block Instagram:   / kblock43   Lizzie Armanto:   / lizziearmanto   Sky Brown:   / skybrown   Pattie Hoffman: https://skateboardinghalloffame.org/2... Elissa Steamer:   / elissa_steamer   Lyn-z Pastrana 540:    • Lin'z Adams Hawkins first girl ever to mak...   Rodney Mullen:   / rodneymullen   Timestamps 00:00:00 Tony Hawk 00:03:16 Sponsors: LMNT & ROKA 00:05:55 Childhood & Self-Concept 00:11:08 Early Skateboarding & Skateparks 00:16:58 Adolescence, Skateboarding 00:23:10 Turning Professional, The Bones Brigade 00:34:22 Sponsor: AG1 00:35:27 Trick Development & Evolution 00:40:33 Visualization, Dreaming 00:47:09 “Feeling” While Skateboarding 00:51:15 Drive & Discipline; Injuries 00:58:46 Injury Recovery Practices 01:05:46 Sponsor: InsideTracker 01:06:52 Healthy Life Practices & Skateboarding 01:15:03 Video Game Development 01:23:00 Financial Investments, Birdhouse 01:30:16 Professionalism; Hobbies 01:35:43 Kids, Parents & Skateboarding 01:44:15 Music; High School 01:49:28 Females in Skateboarding 01:56:04 Inspiration, Kids, Bones Brigade 02:01:18 Memorabilia, Autographs 02:05:50 Skatepark Project 02:08:14 Future Goals & Aspirations 02:13:08 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter, Social Media Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac - https://www.blabacphoto.com Disclaimer: https://hubermanlab.com/disclaimer