In his autobiography, Tony Hawk takes a behind-the-scenes look at competitions, demos, and films, while also sharing the less glamorous sides of skateboarding life—from an appearance on Italian television dressed only in transparent plastic shorts to a show in Brazil after suffering from a multi-day food poisoning. He had to deal with teammates who set themselves and various objects on fire and sped down the highway in a van with a burning dashboard. He faced the unpredictable fluctuations of the skateboard industry, which caused his annual salary to shrink to what he previously earned in a month, only to then jump back into the seven-figure range. However, what affected him the most was the death of his biggest fan and support, his father Frank Hawk. He tells this story with unflinching honesty.