Archive for the ‘Board Sports’ Category
“I still want to go pro.” Zion Ricks-Gaines is not giving up his dream of being a professional skateboarder even after being shot twice and completely losing his vision.
Skateboarding was first invented in the 1950s in California. It’s tricky to pin down the very first skateboard, but it was a sport created by surfers who wanted something to do when the waves were low. In the US it grew in popularity until it peaked around 1963, before a crash in the market in 1965. – Carlos Rick