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Tony Hawk | Who You Callin' A Sellout?

The Berrics4 skaters recommend it · 7 mentions, 2015 to 2020
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1.2M views · 11 years ago · Interview

Tony Hawk talks with The Berrics about corporate sponsorship and the sellout label. He covers his deals with McDonalds, Sony and others, and how mainstream exposure has helped skateboarding.

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Posted whenever someone calls a skater a sellout or complains about pro skaters taking mainstream sponsors. Hawk explains why he sees that exposure as good for skating.

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“He brought skateboarding into the lives of so many people with the video games and his sponsors. And his success has helped pave a way for other skaters to make a living doing what they love. …”

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u/swished032020 · 12 points

He brought skateboarding into the lives of so many people with the video games and his sponsors. And his success has helped pave a way for other skaters to make a living doing what they love. Nothing but respect for the Birdman. Here's an interview with him addressing being called a sellout [VIDEO]

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u/RJCtv2015 · 11 points

[VIDEO] Watch this please. You might learn something.

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u/Myspacecutie692017 · 3 points

There's no reason to be so bitter. Tony Hawk had a video [VIDEO] on the Berrics about "selling out". I like his take on things. The Hype on skateboarding will come and go. Like Tony said, it's cyclical. Skateboarders were not the cool kids when I was growing up. We were losers, nerds, outcasts. When skateboarding dies down again, I'll still be here, and so will you.

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