VICE Meets: BMX Rider Mat Hoffman
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- VICE correspondent Johnny Knoxville takes us to meet modern-day Evel Knievel, Mat Hoffman. More than any other figure in BMX riding, Hoffman's responsible for the the popularity of big air tricks, hence the title of Spike Jonze's documentary about Mat, The Birth of Big Air. Despite breaking over 20 bones and getting his arm shattered to bits by a semi-truck, Mat continues to bike harder and invent wilder tricks than anyone else in the business-all to the deep concern/chagrin of his doctors, who considered his career finished after the accident.
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They say dont meet your legends, but I would give my right arm to give that man a hug. the joy not only him but every single soul in action sports from the late 90s to late 2000s has given me is immeasurable and deserves infinite praise
I feel like not many people know about the semi-truck thing. To go through that alone would have been incredible, but add in all the other injuries and the fact that this dude STILL drop-kicks boundaries in the face, and you get a truly super-human story. Hail the Condor, may the Miracle Boy fly in peace and Love to all BMX!
That last sentence really brought a tear to my eye.
Yes. This footage is all one big coagulated miracle. So inspiring
legit got chills reading this. those dudes and BMX as a whole is life.
Yeah man & Dave Mirra got hit by a car also which gave him depression I'm thinking .
If you were a youth during the 90s then Matt Hoffman was a main Man for inspiration for skaters and BMXers alike.
Yes
I was in 98 I was 6
Yes he defo was and tony hawks and Dave Mira aswell bam magera too
Matt Hoffman pro bmx
ps2
nostalgic
All day. Loved that shit
That was ps1
James Brankin it was released in 2002 m8
@@kid4375 damn didn't even know they made a second one
I will never understand how Hoffman is not completely addicted to painkillers. One of the toughest dudes ever.
"And what am I doing? Just lugging beer up this hill" dead 😲😲😲😲
PS Matt did die twice from this jump, he hooked a weedwacker to his bmx to get more speed and crashed on landing and ruptured his spleen and his blood pressure dropped and his heart stopped twice. He also has gotten his knee drilled through and through with no anesthesia or nothing and had his ligaments replaced all on nothing. That’s the definition of gnarly
Maybe he’s addicted to the pain
RIP Dave Mirra
Edit: Drinking game time: Take a shot every time Mat says "Go for it"
Just watching home suit up to ride makes me wonder how much pain he's in every morning when he wakes up. But he keeps getting up and keeps going and going. Well done! From one bmxer to another you're a legend!
you know you're fucking gnarly when early 2000s knoxville is saying hes nervous
Glad his story is being told. I saw him ride a few times back in the day...amazing legend.
Check out ESPN's 30 for 30 on Mat. He certainly revolutionized the sport
Matt , you are why BMX is where it's at today, that bowl is no joke , you've got balls brother
Yeah!!!!! I grew up in the classics 80’s as a youth when the freestyle bicycle tricks BMX was alive and large at heart entering the whole world 🌎 🌍 with an invasion. 😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽missed the old day’s of freestyle BMX bicycle 🚲
thank you for giving me some inspiration to go out and ride
Matt Hoffman your my hero and a true Inspiration to all of us especially me
Grew up watching this guy and the miracle boy Mirrah. What an epic human being!
Hoffman was the man back in the day
So true. He was/is a mad man in the best possible way.
Mat came to my school when I was a kid and pogo'd over me that was the coolest f'n thing I'd ever witness.
R.i.p. Dave Mirra
Ty good man. Miracle man will live on!
how is this not big! this is so cool. its kinda cool to be one of the only people to know about this documentary
You’re so cool 😎
This video is awesome, but I think my favorite part is how he it putting his bike together with a crescent wrench.
@J. L. Legit too lazy to find the right wrench lol.. All crescent wrenches are good for is stripping bolts. In a machine shop, that's a dead giveaway for being a noob.
When you can add "died twice" to your list of injuries,
you're a gd legend in my book.
Great guys great edit..
i thought my mind was blown after his knee surgery but his explanation of that floating collar bone solidified hes the terminator sent back with settings on vert ramp algebra.
"i need your clothes your boots and your bmx"
Knoxville brings the Yoda figure, lugging beer up the hill, ha
Great people. Love and miss yall, god bless.
Matt thank you for all the blessings, please take it easy on your body brother.
Peace.
The man is a legend.
Tuffest Man in Sports.
We need a series like epically later'd but for BMX episodes about influencial pro riders. So many amazing individuals 👌
The Condor Matt OG Hoffman. Mad props.
just lugging beer up the hill😂😂😂thats me at the trails nowdays😂
Such a legend of the sport
don't change Matt - wonderful
This is so rad. I couldn't stop smiling. Stoked level is high!
The Godfather. "Legend" is a damn understatement.
I remember reading comics about this guy, he changed bmxing
Go Matt..friggin.legend !!!!!
That’s incredible
Matt Hoffman was a head of his time and the OG of BMX
This is brilliant. Mat you have been an inspiration to me and riders everywhere! Although I would probably stop after my collar bone wasn't attached to anything haha.
thank you
i feel like mat is the bob ross of getting beat with an iron bar. "im just gonna leave my dislocated hip down in the corner while i smile at you politely and excel at the highest tier of a crrazy hard sport thst i pioneered".. after thought. its truly mind boggling what ahuman can achieve if they are free to do what they are passionate about
I love that Mat calls Johnny PJ.
LEGEND.
He is the raddest of all time.
Pure inspiration
Three months later & still only up to 1,148 views for some epic air BMX jumps THEY need to keep replugging the classic old stuff! I like that Jonny Knoxville has to transfer his beer from the nice cold bottle to a room temperature jelly jar that he is used to drinking his moon shine out off!
My hero!
Lmao Johnny Knoxville made this video 10x better
watching vids like this makes me want to ride.
respect the legend
when VICE was still respectable...
Awesome! What a mindset!
Yes
I can't be the only one that didn't know that Johnny Knoxville worked for vice?
Legend
Dude amazing
"He would never ride again" again like for the 12th time because he is protected like no one
I know this guy personally I’m best friends with his son Jhett Hoffman
You know your nuts when Johnny Knoxville says he’s worried about you
This man is a God. No questions asked.
A 360 with one arm... unreal Matty, Honour I road a Dirty 130
go devils
He owns a huge BMX company. Fits his pedals with a little adjustable wrench.
Matt Hoffman legend
Mat Hoffman in the house.
Hopefully he doesn't have the same fate as Mirra. The Condor is legend.
thedjartillery Yea Man... He took some Good Slammerz...
Damn that was a tragedy 🙏🏽
100 plus concussions holy shit the state of this guys brain
Johnny Knoxville is so entertaining he almost nullifies the necessity of a pro bmx legend.
Makes my stomach turn watching him crash every time. Party on Mat.
Rider?? Hoffman is a fucking Legend.
ride a bmx & love life! or just ride a bike. it's good exercise. good for the environment
If so one doesn’t know the Kings of big air then there living under a rock.
Mat! Stem cells dude! Let's grow back some of those muscles back. Do a GoFundMe or any other fundraising platform. You're worth it!
Did the doctor tell him that he will never ride again.. or did the doctor say that if he rode his bike again it would be stupid? I'm thinking it was more likely the latter..
I didn't know that he got hit by a semi!!!
I got some pretty gnarly scars from biking, stopped after i got impaled in my torso. But all good now.
What's with the yoda please?? Love it?? It like for good luck??
Got the same shoulder problem. The strappy thingie mat wore to protect his shoulder from dislocating, anyone can tell me how is this equipment called?
2024 here we are
Dave mirra dont forget the golden boy
i hope this man has fathered a whole clan of badasses.
not breakless though
Show Mat
Best ramp rider ever. I'm afraid he has CTE now and the result will be a much shorter life but fuck man, Mat rules! Would like more info on the semi accident?
Awesome
Bmx power Haro bike peace Man
Wow!! Just wow!!
The real reason this is amazing is that he's riding converse
that's fucking insane
0:52 Check the length of that seatpost!
rm6330 back when you could actually sit on your bike and ride it across town to your favorite spot.
that was the culture back then, nobody questioned it
that was awesome
the condor
mat is awesome. less knoxville, less slo mo. more mat.
We are still alive and well ☝🏽✝️
And here I am, terrified to even try a 180...... God I'm such a pussy. lol.
Mat said like at least 16,000 times
I been building stupid crazy BMX bikes most my life an I never heard of this guy. I only knew of Jett Lorenza.
Seriously dude? You never heard of Hoffman?
@@mrtambourineman6107 not where I've been in my life. I grew up outside the house, rarely used my bed past the age of 4.
@@myjunkertravels6897 fair enough dude! 🙂
@@mrtambourineman6107 thank you.
How old are you maybe it's your age I don't know. But regardless of your age everyone should know who Matt Hoffman is! The early 90s the industry was nothing. Mat and the sprocket jockeys spread the gospel kept it alive
@4.08 why did the crowd flinch??
Anton Morris Mat's back tire popped
Hey can anyone tell what song is playing at 11:30 in the Head First video? trying to find out for like 20 years now...I know fromthe credits that the band's name is MALICIOUS..
....MUCH PROPS FROM JACKSON NEW JERSEY....