Rodney Mullen
Skateboarder
1966-08-17
Rodney Mullen is an American professional skateboarder and inventor. He is widely credited with creating and popularizing many foundational modern street-skateboarding tricks. Mullen is considered one of the most influential technical innovators in skateboarding history.
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Quotes by Rodney Mullen
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Any eyes on me - a late-night street sweeper, some dude texting in his parked car, the homeless guy talking to himself - make me feel uncomfortable when I skate. Everyone expects me to do certain things.
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Skaters, I think they tend to be outsiders who seek a sense of belonging, but belonging on their own terms, and real respect is given by how much we take what other guys do, these basic tricks, 360 flips, we take that, we make it our own, and then we contribute back to the community the inner way that edifies the community itself.
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