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FauxGw2 t1_ir1meoh wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [Image] Tony Hawk’s Tweets About First Kickflip Post Injury by banaaanaaaaaa

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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