He has skied, done karate, completed triathlons, wrestled, and become such an impressive skateboarder that he attracted the attention of legend Tony Hawk. And, since the age of 2, he has been blind. Now a junior in high school, seventeen-year-old Tommy Carroll runs track and cross-country races by holding his teammates' elbows and listening to their descriptions of distances, obstacles, and the terrain. While more than 60 percent of blind students do not participate in their physical education classes because they are not adapted, Carroll is living proof that anything is possible: "Everybody should try anything they have the opportunity to try. You should never count yourself out."
