Back when fabled pro skateboarder Tony Hawk was a kid, making a living in skateboarding seemed like a far-fetched option for the future. But times have changed, thanks, in part, to the trailblazing 44-year-old himself, who, after going pro as a teenager, has become one of the most famous skateboarders in the world and helped turned skateboarding not just into a sport, but an entire industry.
“When I started, it was almost impossible to make a career out of it and now it’s a legitimate career,” Hawk tells omg! from Yahoo!. “There are all kinds of different ways to go about making a career in it now, either competitively or artistically  … More
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