TBK Brett Devloo: The Blind Kid Skateboarder Not Holding Back
Brett Devloo (The Blind Kid) went unexpectedly blind within a week, due to a genetic disorder. That hasn't stopped TBK from skateboarding and pursuing life.
Rodney Mullen Debuts New Tricks in 360 Degree Liminal Video
Rodney Mullen released his psychedelic 4D skateboarding video Liminal. Steven Sebring shines Mullen's signature creativity in never seen before moves.
California Skateboarding Star: Samarria Brevard
In 2014, Samarria Brevard was the first African-American female skateboarder to win a the Kimberly Diamond Cup Women’s Street Championship in South Africa. To her chagrin, some have started calling her the Serena Williams of skateboarding. Her interests in skateboarding…
UCLA Bruin legend Bill Walton gets statue at San Diego Park
Bill Walton, renowned San Diego basketball legend, gets bronze sculpture commemorating his lifelong love of cycling at Ski Beach Park in Mission Bay.
Skateboarding Legend Rodney Mullen Speaks on “Getting Up Again” at TED
Randy Mullen is called the “Godfather of Street Skating” for good reason. He is credited with inventing numerous skateboarding tricks, including the kickflip, heelflip, impossible, flatground ollie, and 360-flip.
In this TED talk, Mullen discusses how we can all learn from great skateboarders the art and power of “Getting Up Again.” Even though life can beat you down to a pulp and every voice you hear says stay down, there is still hope. Not driven by the will to win, but by the will to live.
Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham breaks the LAW (of Gravity)
Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham is a gravity-defying wheelchair motocross athlete who competes in BMX freestyle events across the country. Wheelz was born with spina bifida, a neural tube defect which left him unable to use his legs and put him in a wheelchair full-time since the age of 8.