Research Paper About Tony Hawk

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Tony Hawk And Skateboarding Submitted by: Jayster Kieth R. Guce Aira Cyrene C. Aguas Nicole R. Palomares IV-Entrepreneurship Submitted to: Prof. Christine A. Del Rosario One of the things people enjoy, especially teenagers and young adults, is skateboarding. Skateboarding is the term used for riding and doing magnificent tricks on a skateboard – an object made from especially designed wooden board with four wheels underneath. Skateboarding was called “Sidewalk Surfing” back then. It was introduced in the late 1940s or early 1950s. It was the time when surfers want to surf on a flat wave. They created the skateboard from wooden boards or planks and roller skate wheels that are attached to the bottom. Skateboarding brings many healthy benefits like boosting the muscles in the arms and legs improving the agility, feet flexibility, and focusing the mind. It is fun because it boosts up confidence, learn how to trust yourself, and can help you make new friends with the same hobby. One person that people know in skateboarding is Anthony Frank Hawk. He is better known as Tony Hawk. As a skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk had his share of ups and downs throughout his career. Let us first discuss how did Tony Hawk came out with skateboarding. Tony Hawk was born to Frank and Nancy Hawk on May 12, 1986, in San Diego, California [1] . Young tony was a very hyper boy which for his mom was very “challenging.” He was the type of kid that is determined to accomplish whatever he set out to do. His brother, Steve, gave him a blue fiberglass banana board when he was just 9 and his father built a skate ramp on the doorway. After

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