Mick Fanning

Tough Conversations with Henry Rollins

In 2015, pro-surfer Mick Fanning made international headlines when he was attacked by a great white shark while surfing in South Africa. The viral news clip shows Mick staring down the shark before giving it a whack and getting away. It doesn’t get tougher than that, but as Henry Rollins finds out, there’s way more beneath the surface with this guy.

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