‘Tiny Hawk’: Sacramento skateboarding 2-year-old takes the internet by storm
Updated: 1:35 PM PDT Sep 4, 2020
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BRODY ALEXZANDR. >> BE WILD, YOUNG AND FREE AND GO SKATE. MICHELLE: WHILE MOST TODDLERS STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR BALANCE, TWO-YEAR-OLD BRODY ALEXZANDER CAN SHRED UP A SKATE PARK, SO MUCH SO, HE SPORTS THE NICKNAME TINY HAWK. >> TONY HAWK IS SOMEONE I ADMIRED, AND LOOKED UP TO SINCE I WAS A SKATEBOARDING AS A KID -- KID. MICHELLE: A SKATEBOARDING PRODIGY, BORN UNEXPECTEDLY DURING THE COVID QUARANTINE CLIP -- QUARANTINE. >> BEING A FATHER AND FEELING THE PRESSURE OF LOSING MY JOB AND EVERYTHING. I’D ALWAYS FOUND FREEDOM AND HAPPINESS ON MY SKATEBOARD. SO I DECIDED TO TAKE THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT. WE FOUND THE SAME PIECE THAT I USED TO FIND AS A TEENAGER WRITING ON A SKATEBOARD. MICHELLE: PUSHING THROUGH HARD TIMES, WITH NOW SOME EXTRA TIME TO SPEND ON THE SKATEBOARD. >> HE COULDN’T EVEN GET BOTH FEET UP. BASICALLY HOBBLING NEIGHBORHOOD, 10 MINUTES AGO FIVE FEET. >> APRIL 13 I’LL NEVER FORGET THAT DAY, HE PUT HIS BACK FOOT ON THE BOARD. SNAPPED IT BACK, AND SINCE THEN HIS PROGRESSION HAS BEEN -- YEAH I DUNNO WHERE THE PROGRESSION CAME FROM. IT’S LIKE MAGIC OR SOMETHING. [LAUGHTER] MICHELLE: FIRST LEARNING TO SKATE AT 21 MONTHS, BRODY NOW SPENDS FIVE HOURS A DAY ON HIS BOARD, GOING DOWN RAMPS, AND WRITING HALF PIPES. >> WHEN HE DOES THINGS THAT HE’S BEEN DOING, I’M LIKE, YOU’VE GOT IT. WHEN HE TRIES NEW THINGS, I GET NERVOUS. >> HE’S EARNED MY TRUST AT TWO YEARS OLD. THAT’S THE MOST AMAZING THING WE GOT GOING ON. WE BOTH TRUST EACH OTHER. MICHELLE: A BOND WITH THE BOARD, THAT ALL STARTED WITH A SIMPLE WOOSH. >> I PICKED HIM UP, AND PUSH MY FOOT, I GO WOOSH, WOOSH. FROM THAT MOMENT MOVING FORWARD, HE GATHERED THAT WOOSH WAS FUN THING TO DO. >> HE KNOWS HOW TO SAY SKATEBOARD, BUT IT’S A WOOSH. >> WE’VE BEEN WOOSHING ALL OVER THE WORLD SINCE. MICHELLE: NOW IF SKATE CO ACTUALLY GAVE BRODY A LITTLE CHANCE AT HISTORY, AS HE’S THE YOUNGEST SPONSORED EXTREME SPORT ATHLETE IN THE WORLD. >> I JUST WAKE UP DAILY AMAZED, JAWS DROPPED, MY BABY’S SKATEBOARDING. MICHELLE: WITH SKILLS WELL BEYOND HIS YEARS, BRODY’S NOT AFRAID TO DROP IN AND RIDE THE MOMENTUM. >> IF HIS PASSION DOESN’T DIE, AND DOESN’T LOOK LIKE GOING TO X GAMES, OLYMPICS, ANYTHING HE WANTS. >> AS THAT SMILE IS ON HIS FACE, THAT’S IT. THAT’S REALLY IT. MICHELLE: MICHELLE DAPPER, KCRA 3 NEWS, DEL: BRODY IS A POPULAR TODDLER, ON S
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‘Tiny Hawk’: Sacramento skateboarding 2-year-old takes the internet by storm
Updated: 1:35 PM PDT Sep 4, 2020
Two-year-old Brody Alexzandr’s skateboarding skills have taken the internet by storm.The tiny toddler, who goes by the nickname “Tiny Hawk,” is already shredding through a skate park, riding down ramps and conquering the half pipe.He also has more than 367,000 followers on TikTok.Get the full story in the video above.
Two-year-old Brody Alexzandr’s skateboarding skills have taken the internet by storm.
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The tiny toddler, who goes by the nickname “Tiny Hawk,” is already shredding through a skate park, riding down ramps and conquering the half pipe.
He also has more than 367,000 followers on TikTok.
Get the full story in the video above.
September 05, 2020 at 03:35AM
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