Another way he learns new tricks is by watching skate videos online. John Cardiel is his favorite professional skateboarder to watch. “He’s got cool style,” Bottger said. He also recalled ...

Known for his reckless abandon and seemingly limitless velocity, Cardiel was one of the most beloved — and often most bashed-up — faces of the Anti-Hero Skateboards team in the 1990s.

I really can't feel my legs. This is real.'" —John Cardiel A little more than a year ago, one of skateboarding's greats, John Cardiel, was seriously injured while on tour in Australia.

[Ed.'s Note: Welcome to the Gamer blog! This week, Jon Robinson catches up with skateboarder John Cardiel, who turned to skate video games after a freak accident left him unable to walk ...