Rodney Mullen: The Beauty of Skateboarding

Ask skateboarding’s leading innovator a few questions and you’re bound to get an earful. Rodney Mullen has captivated Ted Talk audiences with his brand of personal lecturing; now it was his turn to edjumicate us. Watch and learn from the greatest.

[arnoldogonzalez]

Rodney Mullen is the Isaac Newton of Skateboarding.

[bargerkenneth]

Rodney, we understand the thing about not wanting to be judged, but I need you to understand how much all of skateboarding is in love with you. We are dying to see you skate. You could seriously just ride down a sidewalk and we would eat it up.

[mentuemhet]

Where you at Jonny Giger ? Let Jonny meet Rodney Mullen. Make this happen The Berrics. Please.

[A-LittleMoreContext]

"Where falling is normal. And picking yourself up again is normal." What an amazing quote.

[adrianyeung]

I need Rodney on the nine club, wanna hear him talk for at least 2 hours!

[dnam]

Daewon Song vs Rodney Mullen Rd 2 might be the greatest skate video ever made

[joaomarcosbf]

Man, just imagine Rodney Mullen passing by and screaming "Do a kick flip". I think i would cry

[QuakeNukem]

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND, THE MULLEN

[betojmd]

This guy have no idea about what he did, somehow this amazes me, he's so humble. I'd die to have the chance to see him skating in person.

[nectarkundalini]

I’ll never understand you, YOU who disliked a 15 minute Rodney Mullen vídeo posted 7 minutes ago. But I know you must be sad.

[TaylorPhase]

Dude Rodney, if you’re reading this, we aren’t gonna judge you if you aren’t at your peak anymore. We’d be happy just to see you throw around a few basic manual combos and some new goofy tricks. We don’t care if you can’t release a mind blowing part. We just enjoy watching you skate. Even if you did a few kickflips on flat.

[joeylackey]

The Flat Ground Ollie was cuz of you. The start of almost every trick. How we take it for granted

[episodebeats]

Rodney used to smile so much when I used to see him skating around the Venice Boardwalk in the late 90's. Glad I got to see that.

[snorgisborg]

This guy is a legend and a physical genius. He pretty much invented every trick in street skateboarding

[TwinCoconuts]

Rodney is still humble enough to get emotional over the fact that he’s loved! Everyone knows he’s a legend. INSPIRED THE FREEDOM I GET FROM MY BOARD! Thank you Rodney 🛹😍

[daviddarko]

I could listen to him to hours and hours. The Goat!

[deaconhemp]

I got to meet the legend in real life, a kid meeting his hero.

[palatero]

Rodney is one of those rare humans you hear about in folk tales. A person that came along and had a profound understanding of something, having an innate understanding of their specific field so concentrated it's as if he's channeling the universe itself. His attention to craft is like that of Canibus in hip hop, Hendrix to guitar, Michelangelo to art, Michael Jordan to basketball.

[WristWatcher]

Thank you Rodney Mullen...finally some awesome scientific thinking on skateboarding. This means a lot to me in this dark time in my life being a homeless skater. I want to be a software engineer and hope I can transition to a better life. You gave me hope that I have more than what other people think of me, thank you.

[thomthum]

As a kid growing up with low self-esteem who constantly felt like an outsider, things like skateboarding and music where instrumental in shaping my identity and giving me confidence. It's provided me with tools of creative thinking that's carried over into my other interests, including mathematics and computer science. If you ever happen to see any kids skating in public. Just know that those kids are on a journey to find themselves.