Tony Hawk on If He'll Ever Skateboard Again Following Femur Injury (Exclusive)

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Tony Hawk doesn't plan to ever stop skateboarding. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the 53-year-old athlete at the premiere of, the documentary about his life and career, and Hawk said he's feeling «pretty good» three weeks after breaking his femur.While the injury may lessen the public skateboarding Hawk does, it won't stop him from doing it altogether.«If I’m able to stand on my own two feet then I want to ride a skateboard,» Hawk, who used a cane at the premiere, said. «I might not be doing it in public so much going down the line.

If I feel like my skills are truly fading then I won’t be doing it on a public level or at an exhibition mode, but I don’t make ultimatums.»«I’m 53.

I truly felt like, before I broke my leg, I was skating almost better than ever or better than I have in the last 10 years,» he added. «I want to get back to at least some form of that same level of skating.»That answer is no surprise to Sam Jones, the director of the HBO documentary.«His brother said he's probably going to be the first 80-year-old to do a backside air, and I I completely believe it,» Jones told ET. «He just loves it so much.»After putting his trust in Jones, a former skateboarder, to helm the doc, Hawk is more than pleased with the result.«It's to show the reality of what it takes to do this through the years, the hardships that it requires and the sacrifices you have to make in a lot of ways, personally and professionally,» Hawk explained. «People don’t understand [that] you don’t just get on a skateboard and you’re naturally gifted and then all the success falls on you.

You've got to work your a** off. You've got to be willing to take the hits and get back up.»The doc is a culmination of Hawk's success, and a way for the.