My oldest child, Jalano, has taken up skateboarding. He's not bad for a 12-year old, but he's nowhere near Tony Hawk either. Last Friday, while more than likely he was showing off, he attempted to traverse terrain he wasn't familiar with and ended up with a decent amount of scrapes, bruises, scratches and swollen body parts.
Rapper Lil Wayne is still passionate about skateboarding — as evident with his performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. Along with his skateboard-inspired clothing line Trukfit and DEWeezy campaign, Weezy is serious about the sport, much to the amazement of pros like Rob Dyrdek.
These Drake University skaters filmed themselves giving a local homeless guy named Wes a ride on one of their longboards. Who says skateboarders are trouble-making punks?
Skateboarder Italo Fernandes Romano can do all the tricks you typically see in a skateboarding video.
But the stunning difference between Romano and the countless other boarders with baggy pants and over-sized T-shirts who have recorded their moves on camera is that the 23-year old Brazilian has no legs, having lost them in a train accident as a teenager.
Watch this inspiring athlete below.
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