Rodney Mullen - Freestyle Contest - Del Mar 1986

Rodney Mullen contest run from Del Mar 1986.

[lambmaster]

In his biography he said that he would overhear 'people in diners after a competition' say things like: "What's the point in even entering anymore, Rodney is just going to win."

[aarontillery]

I feel bad for the guy who had to go after him...

[matvolk]

Its awesome how everyone went crazy for the flat ground ollie!

[imgunagitusucka]

Tap dancing to the music at the a skateboard.

[GoatDebateReferee]

My God he was already doing ollie impossibles.

[Jaxmay]

Man, even watching this today in 2020, it still amazes me how this man handles the art of freestyle skateboarding. This is truly art

[mcmurray]

I honestly believe there has been no one more dedicated to the sport than Mullen.

[TheHuskyK]

Dude was doing ollie impossibles on a board with no nose or tail and back when flatground kickflips were still considered new-ish. Dude was a legend from the start

[KekeeBlack]

He landed every single trick. Is this what his practice looks like too?

[technokota]

The funny thing is, someone watching this in '86 might think "wow, if he's this good now, they're gonna be a million times this in 30 years" but he really is just a god among us

[fjaajf]

That board is really flat! And to imagine he did all those tricks with that wheeled wooden plank.

SUCH A LEGEND!

[TheMisterNic]

What’s nuts you me is how clean he lands everything. Nothing sloppy not a single heel or toe touch straight flawless the whole way thru.

[grungelives]

Tell me Rodney Mullen isn’t one of the raddest people of all time.

[Tatumnscottt]

Bro what 🤯last trick while he's spinning if you watch really close you see he's balancing on one single wheel! A face melter in it's own right!

[opentls]

you notice at 1:30 how his foot mirrors the exact movement of his hand to keep perfect balance? his center of gravity and thus the skateboard doesn't move an inch, this is just amazing.

[bigbadryster]

Listen, I know you've got your Bob Burnquist slamming vert, Tony hawk going mainstream, Nyjah being the perfect advertisement for the sport but none of them come close to this man. A true innovator of the sport, a true legend of the sport and a nice guy to boot.

For me, Mullen is the embodiment of skateboarding, manuals, flips and kicks and being creative. Incredible.

[kunga]

Even today people would struggle to do the tricks he did back in the 80’s

[carloszapallo]

The algorithm is on point this year, see you guys at the next random vid

[DnnlyDv]

Dude. Every single one of these moves are in the Tony hawk games. Seeing as actual man doing them is insane because I thought they looked so unreal in the game. What a fucking legend of a man

[funkylifealways]

As a kid of the 90s let me tell you the guy was so ahead of times, 30years after still such an inspiration, and still one of main reason I still skating