What Tony Hawk has said about The 900 (skateboarding trick)
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 9, 2026
Tony Hawk, Professional skateboarder who commented on Strings's injury, has been quoted on The 900 (skateboarding trick) 2 times in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on September 9, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Hawk says he had never landed the 900 before completing it at the event, and every previous committed attempt had hurt him.
“the odds were 100% that I'm going to get hurt if I try to make this because every other time that I tried to make it, I got hurt”
My First Million: Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes (Sep 9, 2026) · Listen from 29:07
Hawk says that when performing he deliberately ignores the possibility of failure or injury.
“When I'm doing that, I don't consider consequence. I don't consider that I might be too tired and give up”
My First Million: Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes (Sep 9, 2026) · Listen from 28:33
Episodes
Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutesMy First Million · Sep 9, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri interview skateboarder Tony Hawk about his early career, the 900, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater royalties, Birdhouse, investing and aging.
Tony Hawk on other topics
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater · 4 quotes
- The Skatepark Project · 2 quotes
- Angel investing · 1 quote
- Birdhouse Skateboards · 1 quote
- Royalty buyouts · 1 quote
- Skateboarding industry boom and bust · 1 quote