Icah Wilmot is Jamaica’s first professional surfer, and he’s doing his island country proud. And it’s not just surfing where he excels. He can also skateboard, act, and play music. If actions speak louder than words, Wilmot is screaming.
“I don’t really have any words to live by, I am more of a doer,” Wilmot tells Sun Bum in an interview along with the short edit above. “I like doing stuff and helping people as much as I can. Making life better for the people that I meet. For me, my whole purpose in this world I think, is to create better opportunities and make life better for who I meet. And wherever I am, whether I see someone struggling surfing, I’m going to get off my board and push them into a wave. If I’m walking down the street and I see someone who is homeless, I’m going to give them the $2 in my pocket because they need it.”
Hit play above to learn more about Wilmot, and then click here to read an extended interview with him.
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