Tony Hawk discussed the 900 with 10-year-old Japanese skateboarder Ema Kawakami.
Tony Hawk is easily the most influential skateboarder of all time. He’s responsible for the creation of over 100 tricks, including the 720 and 900, and many have since migrated into sports beyond. But none of it was done overnight. There was a full 14 years between the first landing of the 720 and the first landing of the 900.
For 10-year-old skateboarder Ema Kawakami, it took just one day to get from the 720 to the 900.
While it’s likely fairly humbling to know that there’s a 10-year-old easily accomplishing what took you 14 years to reach, you’d have to imagine that Tony Hawk is only proud of what he’s managed to create throughout his life and proud of the new generation changing the game at such a young age.