27 Of The Greatest Tweets From Tony Hawk's Twitter In 2021
Tony Hawk has proven over the recent years just how hilarious and wholesome he is to follow on Twitter. And although his lineup of tweets throughout 2020 were stellar, we think the skateboarding legend truly outdid himself, yet again, in 2021. Here are our highlights from Tony Hawk's Twitter account over the past year. Vote on the tweets you think were his greatest too.
And don't forget to follow him for more Twitter fun throughout 2022! (@TonyHawk)
- 1412 VOTES
When He, Years Later, Stood By His Compliment To A Now-Famous YouTuber
Hey @tonyhawk do you remember when u came to Spain 17 years ago? I told you you were the best. And then you told me: "No, you're the best" <3 pic.twitter.com/FoWuZ9Uyf2
— elrubius (@Rubiu5) June 12, 2021And look at that… you proved me right.
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) June 12, 2021 - 2505 VOTES
When The Nurse ACTUALLY Recognized Who He Was
In waiting room of my wife’s neurologist (because migraines)
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) May 26, 2021
Nurse: you look familiar
Me: that’s cool
Nurse: your voice is familiar too. Is it bad if I ask you to lower your mask?
Me: I guess not since you’re the nurse
Nurse: you’re Tony Hawk! I got into skating from playing THPSOther nurse: it’s true, and she still skates. I blame you for when she got hurt and I was short staffed for a week.
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) May 26, 2021
Me: my sincere apologies. Don’t do a kickflip. - 3280 VOTES
When His Famous Meme Reached A Whole New Level Of Popularity
Three different people boarding this plane - in three different ways - have told me that I look like Tony Hawk as they walked by my seat. My wife turned to me after the last one and said “you started it”
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) January 11, 2021To clarify: each person was joking, but unaware that they were redundant.
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) January 11, 2021 - 4379 VOTES
When His Interaction With A Fan Went From Crazy To Crazier
At store, wandering aisles, employee approaches.
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) October 29, 2021
him: “Can I help you?”
me: I’m looking for lightbulbs
him: “They’re in this aisle. Hey you look like Tony Hawk!”
me: I’ve heard that
him: “That’s CRAZY”
(get lightbulbs)
him: “Wait, are you Tony Hawk?”
me: yes
him: “That’s CRAZIER” - 5567 VOTES
When He Updated His Viral 2019 Tweet With A 2021 Epilogue
Kid at skatepark (as I arrive): “you a good skater?
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) October 30, 2019
me: sometimes
him: you ever been here?
me: no
him: you travel a lot?
me: yes, perhaps too much
him: are you a YouTuber?
me: no, I’m just a skater and a dad
him: wanna see me do a jump?
me: absolutely
..and I then shot this pic pic.twitter.com/IBODPauEe2Follow up: I asked him his name and he said Irving. I told him my name is Tony, to which he replied sarcastically “like Tony Hawk haha”
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) October 31, 2019
and then he left.Epilogue: Irving messaged me on Instagram the day after this happened: pic.twitter.com/u63LseMykr
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) March 11, 2021 - 6372 VOTES
When He Had To Explain That Olympic Skater Margielyn Didal And Him Were Referencing A Meme
I was asked during an interview today:
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) July 31, 2021
“How does it feel to go to the Olympics and not be recognized by competing skaters, like Margielyn Didal?” So I had to explain that she was joking with her caption. My life is weird. pic.twitter.com/RvNQSFy7jt