if one person could live forever, id vote for rodney mullen. truly an amazing human being. words cant describe this man. he is simply awesome.

There Is actually a video of Tony hawk chatting with Rodney, and at the end Tony Hawk himself says "This is Rodney Mullen the greatest skater of all time", and Rodney literally almost turns red he's so shy, and right before the video ends you can almost see a tear come to his eye

I love listening to Mullen talk, I could listen to him all day.

Here is a man who has conquered his demons in the most seriously literal ways possible. Full respect.

He is the nicest, most humble and genuine person.

One of the greatest spiritual teachers i've ever heard! This man talks in poetry! This man is, the poetry of the motion! He is a true artist, who created art, and then passes that art, on! Wow! What a dude!

I'l bet a 2 hour Joe Rogan interview with Rodey would be really interesting.

One of the most down to earth athletes I've ever seen. This guy single handedly shaped skateboarding into what it is today but he doesn't even want credit for it. Great guy

In my opinion Rodney Mullen is the most important skateboarder to this point in history. To this day skaters are scratching their heads over tricks he seems to perform with ease. Even with such incredible talent in the current skateboarding community, nobody can match him. This may change in the future and if it does, I’ll be watching with excitement!

Rodney Mullen is a true role model.

Rodney Mullen: brilliant, beautiful, badass. Thank you God for this man. Such an articulate deep guy. Im almost 40 and still love skating.

Gotta love Rodney. Not only is he ridiculously talented, but he's so smart and humble and laid back.

his thoughts are far beyond our comprehension

I can remember when I was about 20 years old (37 now) seeing Rodney Mullen at a demo in Philly. You'd think he'd stick with the other pro's like most do, but instead he was mingling with the spectators and trying to teach these younger guys how to Tre-flip. Awesome dude, all handshakes and smiles no matter who you are or what you look like!! Glad he's part of representing the sport!!

This dude is a genius, a real artist.

absolute legend. smartest man to ever step on a skateboard.

I personally prefer bowl skating and pool and vert to street, but this guy is still probably my biggest inspiration. Not just because of what he did but also the way he speaks about skateboarding and his philosophies on life.

At the age of 46, he still can do a Handstand Flip. Wow!

I LOVE Rodney Mullen ... loved him back in the 80's .... LOVE him today ... to me HE is the skateboard GOD who paved the way PERIOD !!

God bless Rodney, you can tell everything he says comes directly from his heart.

His words are so beautiful. They bring tears to my eyes.

The way he talks about creating tricks makes me think of the way I create music. One of my favorite quotes _ "Creativity is making mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." I love skateboarding and have never created anything (NBD) new, but the way Mr. Mullen communicates the feeling behind it inspires me. Thank you for everything Sensei!

This is prophet level. Not surprising at all. I could tell back in the 80's that Rodney saw formulae and art intertwined through expression on the skateboard.

This man has to be one of the most humble man alive. Endless thanks for your ingenuity and passion for a great sport.

Skateboarding is an art.

I could listen to Rodney Mullen speak all day, he is so brilliant. Been a fan since 89-90 when I really got into skateboarding. He is so good, his style is so unique and beautiful.

Watching in 2023 and I am clapping too. Outstanding, uplifting, Rodney Mullen is it.

Well deserved my friend well deserved... Sir Mullen was a inspiration to me as a kid... So glad he is getting so much recognition.....

I met him once in '03, I was so stoked I got his autograph that I went back for a second one.

Man this dude is so humble!

Individual expression, no one standing over you telling you how to do it. It's a bit different now. All these fashion skaters are stopping people from wanting to skate because of the unwritten "rules" creating pressure. For example, we are judged on what we wear, what type of board we skate, how we push and even how we hold our boards. It's pretty hard these days not be be labelled a "poser". This is what I think.. If you want to push mongo, do it. if you want to hold your board by the truck, do it. Be yourself, do what you want and fuck what anyone else thinks. Also stop hating on people who want to take part in other, similar sports.

What a brilliant man.

I know I'm watching a video made four years ago but I just had to clap at the end. I am glad that he received the recognition that he deserves from such a prestigious institution. What a genius and what a humble person too! He truly represents the best in skateboarding.

one of my heroes. he's creative, passionate and a true intellectual. His mantras are really inspirational and have much further implications than just skateboarding. Think about what he says and apply it to whatever you are passionate about with dedication. If you don't know what drives you, you owe it to yourself to find out.

The secret to skatebording is to fall in love with it.

Rodney is the man! God bless.

Rodney Mullen is truly a spectacle to listen to and to watch. My all time favorite.

Thank you Rodney...I always wanted to freestyle..I was too young..and it died..but..What he gave us to put to the streets is so far beyond what we can hopefully comprehend..Skateboarding saved my life...over and over..

Wow im blown away. I thank you Rodney Mullen. :)

"Professional Skateboarder" ? He is grandfather of skateboarding ! He inveted every ground trick.

It’s 2023 and I’ve been watching you for a year. Yes new to me. Watching your style from your youth. , hearing your stories, . Your mothers classic music influences to me is also an influenceinto your effortless motions. I said the first time I seen you, I asked my son, is there a skater that moves like a professional ice skater. He said Rodney Mullen. You and your tube socks and retro shorts knee pads and helmet. Your balance, bunny hops on a board, Your Grace and turns. Is a class all its own. I learned a lot . Alan Gelfand who invented the Ollie. A name every skater boarder should know. Even my son didn’t, who been skating for over 25 years. I think you’re very eccentricjust by nature it’s not a overshadowed personality. Your viewed almost everyday on my screen, and I think I’ve done well listening. . Wish I could skate like that.

Rodney Mullen Pro Skater for Ps4, make it happen!

that skateboard must be very proud of his owner

The way rodney expresses thoughts regarding skateing and how its broken down through the language he uses to describe the complexity of it is beautiful.

Rodney Mullen you are my all time favorite. Thank you so very much. You are the greatest of all time...

Rodney is the man

He´s such a beautiful human being, love him :) He has done soo much for the sport, a living legend!

The whole thing about how different creative paths are like different families and cousins… I play guitar and its a perfect analogy because you practice what is familiar…and then when you go into unfamiliarity, you “play” what you know. Then all of that familiar knowledge comes into play in your peripheral head space and innovates new ideas…. Dude is spitting deep wisdom. You can take what he says and apply it to anything, business, investing, music, art, life.

it really sucks that outside of skateboard circles etc, he’ll never get the credit for his innovation & progression of a sport.

Thanks btw I just saved this interview as a reminder . he had so many valid point's as to correlate the physical and mental state of tricks on street.

This guy is a beautiful human being.

How people dislike any video with Rodney Mullen baffles me.

Smart Guy, TOP Skater, All round legend

Man that was awesome. I love Mullen so much. My #1 Role Model. Glad to see that cross around his neck too.

Rodney Mullen : Legend

Thanks and Happy birthday💚

i've met hundreds of people who skates just because rodney mullen and daewong song. i ow them all my tricks! every time a do a trick i cant stop thinking in these videos... Thanks a lot!

Mullen is legend.

The master, thank you for everything professor Rodney!

He speaks like a poet.

a really inspirational chap.

Rodney is the first skater I've ever seen that actually takes notice of the science behind skating, this is why he is so good at it.

Rodney is the nicest dude. I would love to meet him one day.

Heard story about everyone leaving Rodney's company except for daewon and when he spoke to daewon he said "guess its just me and you now Rodney" and rodney started tearing up when he told the story

"Skateboarding is much more of an expressive art than it is a sport." /interview

Truly amazing.

This is the best one.

Role model for us since the 80s until the end of time. and now his thoughts are voiced more often. genius. im a student of mullen. vote for mullen!

OMG i manual balancing like a tree too, im gonna take this awesome advice and put it to the test. Always had trouble with my manny stuff

Fuckin genius. Thank you rodney mullen.

beautiful...

this guy is a fucking legend, big inspiration

lol I love Rodney, he's so humble!

Rad interview. What a great mind!

Sk8 = art .

Absolute legend (Truest form!

Hell yeah! God bless man.

Just incredible.

muito fera gastava horas vendo suas manobras quando eu era muleque.

Alot of people don't realise that although the deck had already changed a couple times over since the earlier bananaboard mid 70s style towards the wider but still directional 80s deck, it was Mullen who gave us the deck design we STILL use 30 years later. As well as the trucks.

such a laid back chill dude mullen u are the shit!

Well put Frequency! :)

My role model right there

How does this have over 104k views and only 1.3k likes? This man is as smart and genius as Einstein and Nikolai Tesla

Beautiful human.

It’s not often that some “thing” whether a sport, product, invention, etc that is culturally relevant and had a global impact, still has the inventor or pioneer alive today. Since street skating is such a young sport, we still have many of the early pioneers around. It’s wonderful to see that person speak, and think about their influence. Instead of only reading about them in a historical context. He’s still here and still skating! People who impact a culture and community that meaningfully only come around every few decades.

Yea Rodney!

Luv you

Like 8 different things he said in this interview blew my mind.

What a legend. Thanks rodney. When will the ollympics get with the times and bring OUR present into the games. Ffs what is more complex skateboarding or spinning around a bunch of times and throwing a ball......

I grew up skateboarding in the early 80s with bones brigade as one of the biggest influences. But with Ronnie said about all the innovations coming easy for him but having Nadess the Gansz and others take it to a different context is such a high key point in this argument

LEGEND! :)

Hell yeah bud! Skateboarding is the best. :)

He still has the skills. Brilliant skater.

Hell yeah! :)

Amazing man!

Legend.

The Smithsonian has a mullen interview. Radical🤘

This includes a tutorial on how to ollie by Rodney himself! That's gold!

The mutt! PERFECT combo of OCD, autism/aspergers , creativity, drive and inner ear balance.