Vert skating was the kind of skating that was done in pools, where you could get airborne and be weightless. The other style, which is what I did, was called free style, which was tricks you could do on flat… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
Any eyes on me - a late-night street sweeper, some dude texting in his parked car, the homeless guy talking to himself - make… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
I've been all around the world, and there will be a thousand kids crying out your name, and it's such a weird, visceral experience.… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
The biggest obstacle to creativity is breaking through the barrier of disbelief. — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
Beethoven’s music always struck me. Always. He had this fire you know. I remember reading this story of him going deaf and pushing himself… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
The degree to which we connect to a community is in proportion to our individuality. — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
Skateboarding is as much, or more, an art of mode of expression than it is a sport. What skateboarding has given me is precisely… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
I fell in love with skateboarding because it was individual; there were no teams, there were no captains, there was nothing to perfect. No… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
It puts a ceiling on your progress. You're blocked by your pride. To get good, you have to throw your board around and fall. — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
What it is is that there's an intrinsic value in creating something for the sake of creating it, and better than that ... there… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
It wasn't until '79 I won my first amateur championship, and then, by '81, I was 14, and I won my first world championship,… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
Do what you love and try not to look at what other people occupy themselves with. — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
I can't wait to wake up and try something new. I can't sleep at night because I want to try something new. — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
