{"id":37324,"date":"2017-03-15T10:34:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T14:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/?p=37324"},"modified":"2017-03-19T15:11:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T19:11:35","slug":"he-may-be-blind-but-that-doesnt-stop-him-from-being-an-awesome-skater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/he-may-be-blind-but-that-doesnt-stop-him-from-being-an-awesome-skater\/","title":{"rendered":"He May Be Blind&#8230;But That Doesn&#8217;t Stop Him From Being An Awesome Skateboarder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marcelo Lusardi, a blind skateboarder from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, suddenly became blind due to a degenerative disease. Despite being blind, he continues skateboarding and pushing hard to improve his skill&#8230;all without his eyesight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37325 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/blind-skate2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/blind-skate2.jpg 550w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/blind-skate2-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>In the video below, Marcelo performs a few grinds, kick flips and ramp tricks&#8230;with the help of his white cane.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37326 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/blind-skate3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/blind-skate3.jpg 690w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/blind-skate3-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>If this doesn&#8217;t go to show that we as humans can overcome hardships and achieve anything we want, no matter what&#8230;than I don&#8217;t know what does!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FExtreme%2Fvideos%2F426276567714099%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Like<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u272a<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Share\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u272a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be\u00a0Awesome<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (7.4.18) simplesharebuttons.com --><div id=\"ssba-classic-2\" class=\"ssba ssbp-wrap left ssbp--theme-1\"><div style=\"text-align:left\"><span class=\"ssba-share-text\">Like it? 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