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> [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, which was amazing to me, and in a very real sense, that was the first real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/it-wasn-t-until-79-i-won-my-first-amateur-championship-and-then-by-81/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

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## More by Rodney Mullen

> [Any eyes on me - a late-night street sweeper, some dude texting in his parked car, the homeless guy talking to himself - make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/any-eyes-on-me-a-late-night-street-sweeper-some-dude-texting-in-his/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/i-ve-been-all-around-the-world-and-there-will-be-a-thousand-kids/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [The biggest obstacle to creativity is breaking through the barrier of disbelief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/the-biggest-obstacle-to-creativity-is-breaking-through-the-barrier-of/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/beethoven-s-music-always-struck-me-always-he-had-this-fire-you-know-i/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [The degree to which we connect to a community is in proportion to our individuality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/the-degree-to-which-we-connect-to-a-community-is-in-proportion-to-our/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [Skateboarding is as much, or more, an art of mode of expression than it is a sport. What skateboarding has given me is precisely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/skateboarding-is-as-much-or-more-an-art-of-mode-of-expression-than-it/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [I fell in love with skateboarding because it was individual; there were no teams, there were no captains, there was nothing to perfect. No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/i-fell-in-love-with-skateboarding-because-it-was-individual-there/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/it-puts-a-ceiling-on-your-progress-you-re-blocked-by-your-pride-to/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [What it is is that there's an intrinsic value in creating something for the sake of creating it, and better than that ... there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/what-it-is-is-that-there-s-an-intrinsic-value-in-creating-something/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/it-wasn-t-until-79-i-won-my-first-amateur-championship-and-then-by-81/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [Do what you love and try not to look at what other people occupy themselves with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/do-what-you-love-and-try-not-to-look-at-what-other-people-occupy/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [I can't wait to wake up and try something new. I can't sleep at night because I want to try something new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/i-can-t-wait-to-wake-up-and-try-something-new-i-can-t-sleep-at-night/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [As a kid, I grew up on a farm in Florida, and I did what most little kids do. I played a little baseball,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/as-a-kid-i-grew-up-on-a-farm-in-florida-and-i-did-what-most-little/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [Skaters, I think they tend to be outsiders who seek a sense of belonging, but belonging on their own terms, and real respect is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/skaters-i-think-they-tend-to-be-outsiders-who-seek-a-sense-of/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

> [There's an intrinsic value in creating something for the sake of creating it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-mullen/there-s-an-intrinsic-value-in-creating-something-for-the-sake-of/)

[Rodney Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-mullen/)

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