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early years
Son to Gilbert and Ruby Moore Hardy,[5][126] he is the younger brother of Matt Hardy.[2] Their mother died of brain cancer in 1986, when Hardy was nine.[5][127][128] He developed an interest in motocross aged 12 and got his first bike, a Yamaha YZ-80, at age 13.[129] He had his first race when he was in ninth grade.[130] Hardy played baseball as a child, but had to stop after he crashed during a motocross race, injuring his arm.[130] He also played American football during high school as a fullback and linebacker.[129] He also briefly competed in amateur wrestling in high school.[131] He had to stop playing sports in high school, after he was ordered to pick between professional wrestling and playing sports, and he chose wrestling.[132] Hardy's favorite subjects in school were U.S. history and art, which he did for extra credit.[133]
He has a tattoo of roots that starts on his head, behind his ear, and finishes at his hand.[134] He also has a few other signature designed tattoos, one of which, a dragon, he hid from his father.[134] It was also the first tattoo he got in 1998.[135] He later got tattoos of the Chinese symbols for "Peace" and "Health", as well as tattoos of fire and a wave.[135] Hardy regards his tattoos as his "artistic impulses".[136] Hardy is very good friends with Shannon Moore, who he has known since around 1987.[137] He is also good friends with Marty Garner and Jason Arhndt.[138][139] He regards Vanilla Ice as a big influence on him,[140] and he was even nicknamed "Ice" by Scott Hall
Hardy met his girlfriend Beth Britt in 1999, shortly after the Hardy Boyz had won the WWF Tag Team Championships for the first time.[142] Hardy and his brother Matt went to a club in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where Hardy met her.[142] On March 15, 2008, it was reported that Hardy's house had burned to the ground in a fire.[105][106] Hardy and his girlfriend were not home at the time, but his dog, Jack, was killed in the fire.[105][106] It is believed that the fire was started by faulty electrical wiring.[143] Hardy is building a new home in the same area.[
On September 17, 2008, Hardy was involved in an incident at the Nashville International Airport's Southwest gate.[144] A Southwest Airline employee reported that Hardy appeared to be intoxicated and therefore, he was not allowed to board the flight.[144] He was not, however, arrested as he was said to be "calm" and "co-operative", and made other arrangements to get home.[144]
