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Zen skateboarding: Tony Hawk interviews blind skater Tommy Carroll

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From: colinbane.bnqt.com

May 23, 2008
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So exactly how blind is this kid Tommy Carroll who is credibly skating a mini ramp in this clip from Shred Or Die that is making the rounds on every skate blog this week? Let's just say that at one point in the interview he pops out his prosthetic eyeballs and shows them to Tony Hawk, who is duly impressed. Watch this amazing clip and then think about what you've just seen for a minute.


I Googled around and came up with a couple of other clips and stories with this guy...



He's also apparently on his high school's cross country team. And the wrestling team. And does triathlons...

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