Tony Hawk teaching his daughter to skateboard is the sweetest all-star dad moment
Plenty of kids give their parents a few extra gray hairs when they take up skateboarding. That's even true for the Tony Hawk household, apparently.
The legendary skateboarder delighted his Twitter fans on Saturday with a heartwarming father-daughter moment. Kadence Hawk, 10, is just starting to pick up her dad's hobby, and this video shows her conquering her fear of falling while the senior Hawk cheers her on.
The video only shows half the story. As Papa Hawk himself notes in the accompanying tweet, "I might have been more nervous than she was."
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In this moment, Hawk ceases to be the greatest skateboarder in the sport's history; he's just a nervous dad, quietly cheering on his daughter and hoping she comes out of the moment a stronger and more confident young person.
It's a very sweet family moment, and Hawk's decision to share it is one of the reasons he's become such a beloved figure on social media.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
