Tony Hawk Exposes the Dark Reality of Being a Pro Skater with Felipe Gustavo!

Felipe Gustavo joins Tony Hawk and Jason Ellis to share his incredible journey from Brazil to becoming a pro skater. He talks about the sacrifices his family made, including his dad selling their car, and how a fraudulent prize almost stopped him from moving to Tampa. Felipe also opens up about how Tony helped him get his visa, his experience winning Tampa Am at 15, and the ups and downs of life as a professional skater. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code [HAWK] at shopmando.com! #mandopod Get 20% off + free shipping with the code [HAWKWOLF] at Manscaped.com. Earn points by paying rent right now when you go to join bilt.com/hawk #FelipeGustavo #TonyHawk #Skateboarding #TampaAm #PlanB #ProSkater #HawkVsWolf #StreetSkating #Redbull #Brazil 00:00 Intro 02:20 Gustavo’s background 03:50 How Gustavo manifested joining Plan B 08:34 How Tony helped Gustavo get a VISA for the States 10:28 Becoming a pro skater for Plan B 11:12 Sleeping at the berrics 12:33 I won a ticket to move to Tampa but the company was a fraud! 13:45 My dad sold the family car so we could move to Tampa 18:08 Winning the Tampa Am contest at 15 years old 21:46 How Gustavo got to live in California 24:41 Gustavo had to learn how to speak english to survive 28:02 Realises he has what it takes to be pro 33:51 Still enjoying going to local skateparks 35:32 Downside of being a pro skater 38:23 Jason though Costco was a supermarket for giant people 42:13 Injuries and his diet of no sugar, soda or alcohol 44:34 Longevity in skateboarding 46:13 Street vs vert skating 50:00 Why kids can learn tricks easier now 57:10 What’s next for Gustavo Listen to Hawk vs Wolf Spotify -- https://spoti.fi/3YmTQer Apple -- https://apple.co/3KYh3Rk Follow on Social Tony Hawk https://instagram.com/tonyhawk https://instagram.com/skateparkproject https://twitter.com/tonyhawk Jason Ellis https://instagram.com/wolfmate https://twitter.com/ellismate Podcast Producer: McKone Corkery https://instagram.com/mckonecorkery