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beerncycle t1_iqz730k wrote

I loved the Tony Hawk "Do a kick flip" videos. I don't think he is harassing anyone.

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deadalready6 t1_ir1mbun wrote

Did Tony piss in your cereals or something?

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FauxGw2 t1_ir1meoh wrote

Wtf is wrong with you. Dude fell like 20ft, no matter how professional you are at things you will still make mistakes, he broke his leg from a fall not from being old, he had a mistake because he is human not because he is washed up. I bet you don't even come close to his skill level for anything you do in your life. Instead of trying to bring him down maybe you should work at bringing yourself up.

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night_man4 t1_ir2asg2 wrote

To be more specific he can’t be washed up because he hasn’t competed in a long time. If he were still trying to compete and falling short i would consider him washed up. But i just consider him retired.

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Icantblametheshame t1_ir328sh wrote

He just did a 720 in a documentary like 2 years ago which considering he was pushing 50 something is absolutely amazing.

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Hopeful-Sir-2018 t1_ir1ns6g wrote

> he broke his leg from a fall not from being old,

I hate to ahem break it to you.. (hah) but as you get older things like this happen more and more often.

Tony is 54 years old. The body just can't handle what it did in its 20's.

That being said 20 ft is no joke to fall on, regardless of age. But his age certainly hurt him.

Although I will say the person you were responding to does seem bitter and dramatic and all I'm talking about is how age absolutely is not in his favor.

ASK ME HOW I KNOW

edit: Wow, apparently people think mid 50's is just as healthy as in your 20's. Oh boy.

edit 2: Oh wow, y'all really do think 50 is the new 20 sincerely and deeply. O_O

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bubba4114 t1_ir20n31 wrote

Break your femur and do a kick flip. Let’s see if you do it faster.

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bakinpants t1_ir2co8y wrote

People think that you're an idiot, not that 50 is the same as 20.

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cippopotomas t1_ir21dbm wrote

It's so weird to me when people do a downvote edit at like -10. Does the approval of a handful of strangers mean that much to you?

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Bkwrzdub t1_ir2tbds wrote

Theres loads of skaters still skating past 50...

Steve caballero, Steve alba, Steve olson.....

Gunna change my name to Steve.... Brb

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ScattyWilliam t1_ir37r41 wrote

It’s Reddit and a suggested sub, you can’t talk real talk in these places lol

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eugonis t1_ir1pzq9 wrote

You okay bud? Seems like something's bothering you.

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UF8FF t1_ir1p2z4 wrote

This dude can't do 1 mil combos in THPS.

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Privatdozent t1_ir2cbox wrote

You're shoehorning this reality check into the conversation. Nobody here has demonstrated the inability to realize 54 year olds are less physically capable than 20 year olds.

You're grumbling into the void and the only realistic human explanation is that you crave a sense that people know you're not a fool.

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night_man4 t1_ir2bj2m wrote

Bro he retired in 2003. He hasn’t competed in 2 decades. Probably longer than you’ve been alive. How is he washed up if he’s not competing?

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Icantblametheshame t1_ir32heg wrote

He probably is washed up though. I haven't showered in a week so I'm not washed up

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SpargatorulDeBuci t1_iqzpb82 wrote

damn, has it been 7 months already? I remember hearing about it and thinking "poor guy, things don't heal like when you're 20 anymore". So glad to know I was wrong.

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MatterShim t1_iqzzk84 wrote

It doesn't say it took 7 months to heal, just 7 months since he broke it.

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tarmacc t1_ir1qw3u wrote

At that age you never get back to 100%.

My knees are never going to be back to the 100% they were when I fucked them up in my early 20’s. But that's okay because I make better choices now.

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gettinggnarly t1_ir07cj7 wrote

Not that I don’t agree with you, but it was his femur that was broken. Which is usually a more intense healing process. I’m sure being old absolutely doesn’t make it heal any faster though.

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akcoder t1_ir0vqke wrote

I’m currently dealing with a broken femur. The most excruciating pain I’ve ever experienced in my entire life. Femurs take a long time to heal. My doc told me 4-6 months minimum before I’ll be back to life again.

Then after the healing you need to do physical therapy to regain your strength. Since my break 7 weeks ago I’ve lost so much strength it takes every bit of strength I have just to lift the leg up to get into bed/car/etc, and some days I don’t even have that and have to use my hands to lift/move/reposition my leg.

Femur breaks are no joke.

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tarmacc t1_ir1r3dm wrote

They are fucking loud when they break too. One of the worst sounds I've ever heard. Wasn't even my femur.

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akcoder t1_ir1rxx5 wrote

Thankfully I couldn’t hear my femur break over the sound of the rest of my body crashing into the pavement 😆.

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terracottatoast t1_ir2pow0 wrote

Yeah I broke my femur in 2 when I was 7 and between the month long hospital stay, then a cast, then a wheel chair, then crutches, then physical therapy... I'd say 7 months even to a year for a full recovery is normal.

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SadLlamasOnMars t1_ir2zlwc wrote

I snapped mine in January. I was amazed when I hit this point where everything just got easier and recovery accelerated.

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Strange_Tart7721 t1_ir3ci5f wrote

Hang in there and there are a lot more factors than just muscle mass to not being able to move your leg right now. As someone who exploded their tibia and spent over 6 months non-weight bearing it's a long shitty road but once the healing starts you will at least be able to move it again.

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akcoder t1_ir3coxj wrote

I’m getting a total hip replacement this Friday. Things will get better soon! My femoral break was at the neck. Screws backed out, hence the new hip.

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Strange_Tart7721 t1_ir3qqq8 wrote

25 screws and 2 plates here. Thankfully nothing has ever backed out, but I did lose most of the sensation in my shin. I'm back to everything but long distance running.

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Jimmychanga2424 t1_ir1c9yo wrote

I broke mine in a motorcycle wreck and did. Y own therapy and saved a ton of money. I can hike miles and miles now.

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SadLlamasOnMars t1_ir2z9qi wrote

It's more the muscle damage. I snapped mine in January and the titanium rod makes it stronger then ever. But the muscle damage from bone driving into muscle is gnarly. Plus the surgeon needs to fuck with a bunch of muscle in the hip and knee to insert the metal rod. It's fucked up but I'm not even close to Tony Hawks age and he is ahead of me.

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Pls_submit_a_ticket t1_ir0irdg wrote

Im not a dogtor, but I don’t think there is any increased risk of another break. There is even a time during repair where your bone is stronger than it ever was before due to calcium collection at the site of the break. Although, that is a temporary phenomenon.

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SadLlamasOnMars t1_ir2zvj3 wrote

The hardest part is impact for the femur because after 7 months it hasn't fully healed and loads are transferred weirdly by the implant hardware.

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funkadunk8 t1_iqzojv6 wrote

I really hope jack black drives by and yells at him

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HungryDust t1_ir2q7qr wrote

DO A KICKFLIAP!!!

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Halcyon_156 t1_ir3eugu wrote

No joke I’m 34 and I got back into skateboarding recently after a 15 year break. I’ve been going through a rough time, I had a messy divorce earlier this year, my grandmother died, moved to a new town, shitty job. Skateboarding has been my emotional outlet where I don’t stress about anything when I’m doing it.

I was having a hard time with my now ex-girlfriend the other night and I skated through downtown to have a beer by the train tracks to calm down. On my way back two different drunk college kids asked me mockingly “cAn yOu Do a KiCKfliP?!?!”

I had to pause for a second because I very nearly snapped and assaulted these stupid little fucks. Luckily I just went on my way but it scares me how close I came to doing something stupid.

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Bakkiekip t1_ir06s0w wrote

Two days ago i bought a longboard. The last time i set foot on a skateboard is atleast 20 years ago. Last night i took the board for a spin and i flew into the bushes.. my pants ruined.. my body is sore AF and i got atleast ten splinters in my hands which i cant remove myself so i had to go to the doctor lol. although it hurts i feel awesome.

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akcoder t1_ir0w08p wrote

Please wear safety gear my friend. Helmet, gloves, wrist guards, knee and elbow pads are what saved me from more extensive injuries when I launched off my OneWheel 7 weeks ago and broke my femur.

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Bakkiekip t1_ir248ho wrote

Will do ! Hope your femur is healing well. Take care bro.

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incinie t1_ir1fjb1 wrote

Tore my achilles nearly 6 months ago. Ran my first kilometers a few days ago. Appreciating my legs more now.

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thaddeus423 t1_ir12n66 wrote

Even if you fall a hundred times. Get back up. Land that shit. You’ve got a life to live.

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RonstoppableRon t1_ir30bom wrote

Man, people who never skateboarded have NO CLUE just how HARD even a basic move like a kickflip is. Everybody is different but that shit took me a couple years to get down.(And I mean a couple of years of skateboarding hours and hours every single day I could!)

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OzManCumeth t1_ir3argm wrote

I was never able to kick flip but could do a decent heel flip and even land a 360 flip sometimes. Man that shit felt great, it really is hard to explain. Still no idea why i was never able to kick flip though lol

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EquivalentBright7671 t1_ir2i1mp wrote

It’s easy to get motivated and take the time to chase passions IF you have money. If not… you might as well eat a bullet.

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Kaminoneko t1_ir2t21s wrote

Man……I saw this guy in Boone, North Carolina at a restaurant I used to work at earlier this year for his God daughter’s graduation from Appalachian State University….totally unexpected, totally awesome.

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SpecialpOps t1_ir36wdn wrote

Skateboarding owes us nothing. You get back exactly what you put into it.

Like this guy does.

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hiro111 t1_ir207hf wrote

Watch "Until the Wheels Come Off". Tony Hawk does not have any quit in him.

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jairumaximus t1_ir2ppx2 wrote

I am motivated but sadly I lack the same financial means to fix my bad back. Best I could afford was paying almost 2 grand for injections that helped but weren't enough to help my deteriorating discs heal.

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A_Hideous_Beast t1_ir2snjv wrote

I wish.

I have a deformed femur and knee. Broke it 3 years ago.

By falling over.

I always wanted to learn to skateboard and do martial arts, but unfortunately, some of us aren't born to do so.

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Kaminoneko t1_ir2t3lt wrote

Man……I saw this guy in Boone, North Carolina at a restaurant I used to work at earlier this year for his God daughter’s graduation from Appalachian State University….totally unexpected, totally awesome.

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TheloniusDump t1_ir2z1bb wrote

I got hit by a car when I was a teen. Broke both legs, laid up for months. That first kick flip back on my board felt like nothing else.

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sheeshkabobcat t1_ir3s6q7 wrote

Do a kickflip is iconic so that def isn't the reason lol

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Only-Good-Things t1_ir3vhyo wrote

My blind a$$ initially read this as “Tom Hanks”. THAT was motivating. Now that I’m realizing it was Tony Hawk… meh. 🤣

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cctreez t1_ir3xh01 wrote

we love this guy

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loughtthenot t1_irb416k wrote

Pathetic, I remember back in the days when Tony could fall head first into concrete and still get back up and shake it off. Also he could grind and jump through glass unphased!

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ValyrianJedi t1_ir1fyox wrote

It's absolutely nuts to me that he has kept going as hard as he does at his age. Seems like he must literally want to die on a halfpipe. Especially for someone like him it seems like there are much better ways to stay close to your passion without leaving your teenager without a dad.

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