I swear there's never been a more consistent and creative skateboarder in history. Nobody can land as many unique tricks as cleanly and as frequently as Rodney.
The "unique" tricks are the ones he didn't invent most of. They are all freestyle tricks. He did invent some, like the godzilla rail flip, the 5050 saran wrap, and some others. The "normal" tricks he invented basically all of them, for they are the basic street tricks. It is true that he was the best at freestyle, and he was creative enough to change a sport forever, though.
@Aloysius Redillas I watched a video recently of Rodney doing a talk/interview describing his life a little bit and what it was like to give his Ted-X Talk. In the video he describes himself in fairly deep detail and mentions that he’s basically on the spectrum with some form of autism/aspergers syndrome... which he attributes his complete obsession with skateboarding to, as well as his creativity & motivation to come up with and complete new unique tricks. Definitely worth a watch. It’s a black and white video of him just talking. About 20-30 min if I remember correctly ... and made within last few years I believe.
Rodney was so amazing that even after 30 years no one has yet been able to skate like him. Tech master, innovator and Godfather of skateboarding. A true legend.
Well to be realistic here, after popping, the levelling of the board is mostly due to the inertial force acting on the board. His board control is absolutely phenomenal though.
@@seewhyaneyesee it’s insane to say the least aye, imagine seeing some kid at the local skatepark just busting out those kinds tricks....it would still be insane by today’s standard 🔥
I agree with you, but what shows exactly how difficult some of these tricks are is that after all these years there have only been a handful on people on earth that can do some of his tricks.
@@hyperion2551 He did lol, he invented the board shape we use nowadays and because of the flatground ollie he invented, skateboarding was invented so that means he created the "Modern Street Skateboarding". plus he was titled as the God Father of Street Skating
What the hell!? I can’t even fathom half of what I just watched and it’s 2024! These poor kids brain must just be goo from being melted, they seen into the future and some things that will also never be done again.
I grew up trying these tricks. Mullen was far ahead of his time. So consistent. I don't know anyone who has those quick feet in the progression of street skating today.
Non skaters will never know how advanced he has always been. Round 3 was an absolute masterclass. Not that his other parts arent, but, that one is a big WOAH!
This is a gem, I've seen many videos of rodney but this one is a great compilation of what he can do, thanks to him I decided to buy a skateboard at 22 years old, now I'm 30 and happy to have found that guy
The man No myth……..just pure legend. The guy that pretty much invented every modern baseline street skating move there is. Even with what street skating is nowadays, what it came from wouldn’t be what it even currently is without what he came up with. I’m currently 41, but I got into skateboarding after meeting my friend Josh who I’ve known for at least 21 or 22 years at least by now, and that was between the ages of 18 and 20 and somehow through trying to learn to skateboard I met him, and skateboarding is what we got into together together, so we were skateboarding even before the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games came out, and I won’t deny that in the beginning, my favorite skater, for if I remember correctly, at least a short period of time was Andrew Reynolds, But somehow, at some point in time I came across seeing what tricks this guy did, and had a pension for wanting to do the kind of skating he did, and I never became pro by any means, I haven’t been on a skateboard in years, but I’ve been thinking about getting back on the skateboard I still have that’s the last one I used and seeing how I would fare at a skate park nowadays 😂, but I learned about who this guy was, I got fascinated with the tricks that he can pull off and out of most of the friends, and even strangers skateboarding that I met at different skate parks and a different points in time, it seem like I was the only one that actually pulled off tricks that he did, and in games of skate I didn’t win every game but at least half the time I got most of the people I played skate against with the first three letters because nobody else did the technical and freestyle tricks that he did add whenever I got to skate park with Josh at least back in those years and even later on in the middle of my 10 years skateboarding, I still used to love doing finger, flaps, heel flaps, casper stalls and even simply enough, I was one of my few friends that could do heel flips, and I had no problem doing them and I liked doing them, and he actually likes doing them on occasion as well. Over the last year or two I’ve come across videos around this time when he was around this age of different contests and recorded showings off and it’s always cool to see him perform stuff so technical and thorough but consistently as if there’s almost no possibility he’ll screw up. If not, the most technical skateboarder I’ve ever known to see in videos and been into, the only other skater being equal to him with the types of tricks, he does would be, of course Daewon Song.
Died?? Rodney mullen is still alive I think + Rodney mullen is still the only one who can do these (I think) or no one to his level - the guy is a genius and invented most of skateboarding including the ollie (I think)
@@jasonmiddleton5491 I think he adapted the Ollie from bowl/ramp to flat, and sadly freestyle didn’t get the the comeback that vert did in the 90s. It’s a shame, freestyle is amazing.
@@jasonmiddleton5491 Yoo, freestyle isn't dead. There are young guns doing shit like this even today. I think in China especially there is freestyle scene. Check it out.
I can't find it, but there's this other heartfelt video, with with Rodney Mullen skating to his heartfelt country song, talking about there's a million ways to go. I literally cried for 10 minutes, and thanked God for creating something so awesome.... And I don't even skate
the fact is rodney created every trick you love and did it on flatground which is much harder than down a set of stairs. he did it, your mom loved it. and you were created becuz of him.
These guys like Mullen and Hawk are so truly special. Amazing stories. Somewhere along the line they got a skateboard and it was fate. They became successful in a place very few do but they also started the whole thing in many respects. Now they are still skating like kids but disguised as successful adults. They not only are living their dream its more than that....
Wow, I feel honored and very grateful to have been able to do some of these tricks and all thanks to Rodney Mullen. Ollie impossible, heel flip, double kick flip, shove its, nose ollies, manuals. And those are maybe 1% of his Arsenal. It really puts it into perspective.
There's something about Andy Anderson that reminds me a lot of Rodney. They're both creative geniuses on a skateboard who can do tricks that no one else can. They're also a little shy and quiet. Great video by the way!!!
@@lickingfrog of course, but I don't mean to compare their skills, just the fact that they both have a very very unique form of expression on a board. They both think outside of the box. Andy's still very young, but I'm sure we're gonna hear a lot from him in the near future.
@@FelipediOliveira i think andy has years to improve too. btw, i love him, his skating and persona is just awesome. And he does a couple of things that even rodney never thought about.
Marvelous. At the top of this game here. I love how all these years later I continue stumbling upon Mullen footage I've yet to see. Thanks for uploading!
This must be like right before he changed his style. Crazy to think 90-91 was still high tops, wind breakers and fluffy hair...then 92 was like baggies, flannel and goatees.
1 dislike? Must be Rodney himself thinking he could do it even better...
Haha. Excellent. Love it
Nope. Me.
Make that 2
@@fldn7086 You would almost want to meet those two people just to see what's up. Did they miss the upvote button, what happened? Who are they?
@@chrisluders9592 and why?
I swear there's never been a more consistent and creative skateboarder in history. Nobody can land as many unique tricks as cleanly and as frequently as Rodney.
Not to mention he basically invented skateboarding
The "unique" tricks are the ones he didn't invent most of. They are all freestyle tricks. He did invent some, like the godzilla rail flip, the 5050 saran wrap, and some others. The "normal" tricks he invented basically all of them, for they are the basic street tricks. It is true that he was the best at freestyle, and he was creative enough to change a sport forever, though.
Jonny Giger is pretty good tho check him out
@BTICronox he did handstand manuals and a freaking 540 double flip!?!!
@BTICronox where can i find a video of him doing handstand manual, 540 double flip and the Godzilla railflip?
30 years later and those tricks are still amazing to watch. Rodney was ahead of his time.
Rodney was ahead of OUR time. I guess no one can do those tricks with that flow/style/techinique
@Aloysius Redillas I watched a video recently of Rodney doing a talk/interview describing his life a little bit and what it was like to give his Ted-X Talk. In the video he describes himself in fairly deep detail and mentions that he’s basically on the spectrum with some form of autism/aspergers syndrome... which he attributes his complete obsession with skateboarding to, as well as his creativity & motivation to come up with and complete new unique tricks.
Definitely worth a watch. It’s a black and white video of him just talking. About 20-30 min if I remember correctly ... and made within last few years I believe.
@@lickingfrog all though Rodney was the best at it, look up freestyle skating in general, but specifically look at Kevin Harris, you won't regret it.
@@lickingfrog czcams.com/video/vAYEbnvYtfw/video.html
30 years later and still 90% of skaters CAN’T do all those tricks.
So this is the man responsible for 99% of the moves in tony hawk games
Damn your dumb. He's responsible for 99% or tricks in SKATEBOARDING.
@@dariangreen405 lol😭😭
Beaver blast
Lol
Yep
Rodney was so amazing that even after 30 years no one has yet been able to skate like him. Tech master, innovator and Godfather of skateboarding. A true legend.
Oh but there is one!
Jonny Giger!
@@SplendidFellow lol, not even close
@@SplendidFellow That’s laughable
@@SplendidFellow Jonny has done amazingly great. But he is a kid next to Rodney.
Andy Anderson?
His board has literally no nose or tail and looks flat af and he still pops the sh*t outta it 🔥🔥🔥
Well to be realistic here, after popping, the levelling of the board is mostly due to the inertial force acting on the board. His board control is absolutely phenomenal though.
@@seewhyaneyesee it’s insane to say the least aye, imagine seeing some kid at the local skatepark just busting out those kinds tricks....it would still be insane by today’s standard 🔥
It's easier with a smaller tail same as higher trucks
@@seewhyaneyesee can somebody ollie most of their maximum height if they replace their grip tape with Teflon then?
I wonder if the guys understand that they are encountering alien species for the first time on earth....
He can't be from this planet. 30 years ago he was doing things most skaters struggle to do today
I agree with you, but what shows exactly how difficult some of these tricks are is that after all these years there have only been a handful on people on earth that can do some of his tricks.
Every skater aspires to reach such a level that when you skate everyone at the skatepark just stops and watches you absolutely kill it.
Wtf
In 1 video for the early 80s, Rodney invented almost every street trick of modern skating and even more no one can do to this day
@rheotaxisvids Daewon don’t invent kickflips tho 😭
He deserves more credit, people know him yes. But even non skaters know Tony Hawk when this guy has done so much for street skating.
Rodney Mullen invented skateboarding.
Tony Hawk told the world about it.
Wrong and wrong
I also thought of this, name should be rodney mullen’s pro skater
no
@@hyperion2551 why no?
@@hyperion2551 He did lol, he invented the board shape we use nowadays and because of the flatground ollie he invented, skateboarding was invented so that means he created the "Modern Street Skateboarding". plus he was titled as the God Father of Street Skating
when you spin like that the world starts to spin with you
wow..
That handstand pivot is pure sorcery.
What the hell!? I can’t even fathom half of what I just watched and it’s 2024! These poor kids brain must just be goo from being melted, they seen into the future and some things that will also never be done again.
Hidden gem
The blueprint for the future of skateboarding
mind blowing, this man is a true LEGEND
This man is a different breed yo...
I grew up trying these tricks. Mullen was far ahead of his time. So consistent. I don't know anyone who has those quick feet in the progression of street skating today.
Him and Daewon are my favorite skaters ever.
So crazy watching one of The Godfather’s of skateboarding create tricks 30 years ago that are still above pros standards today. THE GOAT.
Non skaters will never know how advanced he has always been. Round 3 was an absolute masterclass. Not that his other parts arent, but, that one is a big WOAH!
This is a gem, I've seen many videos of rodney but this one is a great compilation of what he can do, thanks to him I decided to buy a skateboard at 22 years old, now I'm 30 and happy to have found that guy
The man
No myth……..just pure legend.
The guy that pretty much invented every modern baseline street skating move there is.
Even with what street skating is nowadays, what it came from wouldn’t be what it even currently is without what he came up with.
I’m currently 41, but I got into skateboarding after meeting my friend Josh who I’ve known for at least 21 or 22 years at least by now, and that was between the ages of 18 and 20 and somehow through trying to learn to skateboard I met him, and skateboarding is what we got into together together, so we were skateboarding even before the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games came out, and I won’t deny that in the beginning, my favorite skater, for if I remember correctly, at least a short period of time was Andrew Reynolds, But somehow, at some point in time I came across seeing what tricks this guy did, and had a pension for wanting to do the kind of skating he did, and I never became pro by any means, I haven’t been on a skateboard in years, but I’ve been thinking about getting back on the skateboard I still have that’s the last one I used and seeing how I would fare at a skate park nowadays 😂, but I learned about who this guy was, I got fascinated with the tricks that he can pull off and out of most of the friends, and even strangers skateboarding that I met at different skate parks and a different points in time, it seem like I was the only one that actually pulled off tricks that he did, and in games of skate I didn’t win every game but at least half the time I got most of the people I played skate against with the first three letters because nobody else did the technical and freestyle tricks that he did add whenever I got to skate park with Josh at least back in those years and even later on in the middle of my 10 years skateboarding, I still used to love doing finger, flaps, heel flaps, casper stalls and even simply enough, I was one of my few friends that could do heel flips, and I had no problem doing them and I liked doing them, and he actually likes doing them on occasion as well.
Over the last year or two I’ve come across videos around this time when he was around this age of different contests and recorded showings off and it’s always cool to see him perform stuff so technical and thorough but consistently as if there’s almost no possibility he’ll screw up.
If not, the most technical skateboarder I’ve ever known to see in videos and been into, the only other skater being equal to him with the types of tricks, he does would be, of course Daewon Song.
I don’t get how free style died this is amazing.
Died?? Rodney mullen is still alive I think + Rodney mullen is still the only one who can do these (I think) or no one to his level - the guy is a genius and invented most of skateboarding including the ollie (I think)
@@jasonmiddleton5491 I think he adapted the Ollie from bowl/ramp to flat, and sadly freestyle didn’t get the the comeback that vert did in the 90s. It’s a shame, freestyle is amazing.
@@retroh9041 I believe he found the Olie from the stopping motion by using the tail - and found the popping motion to lift the board over curbs etc...
@@jasonmiddleton5491 Yoo, freestyle isn't dead. There are young guns doing shit like this even today. I think in China especially there is freestyle scene. Check it out.
@@poetsrear I've seen, *re-read my comment, I never said this type of skateboarding was dead? Wth is going on these days - everyone's gone nuts!!*
The tech is this freestyle is unreal, dude is something else.
I can't find it, but there's this other heartfelt video, with with Rodney Mullen skating to his heartfelt country song, talking about there's a million ways to go. I literally cried for 10 minutes, and thanked God for creating something so awesome....
And I don't even skate
The Archwizard of Skateboarding.
Always in our hearts.
This takes so much creativity to do compared to the skating that’s done nowadays
Best street skater ever, end of the story
I swear I have only ever heard rodney Mullen through my left airpod
yup they split the audio between both headphones
Año 1990 , yo aún no nacía y el ya hacía todo esto , increíble , mis respetos para mullen, uno de mis inspiradores en el mundo del skate 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Why does everything in the 90s seem so much better?
The King 🤴of street! I remember watching Rodney in 87/88. Dude can still do 90% of these in 2021!
Com a técnica e facilidade ainda não vi alguém igual a ele.
the fact is rodney created every trick you love and did it on flatground which is much harder than down a set of stairs. he did it, your mom loved it. and you were created becuz of him.
i can wath it all day
@JC Denton pppftt 😂😂😂😂 i wonder if they got this
These guys like Mullen and Hawk are so truly special. Amazing stories. Somewhere along the line they got a skateboard and it was fate. They became successful in a place very few do but they also started the whole thing in many respects. Now they are still skating like kids but disguised as successful adults. They not only are living their dream its more than that....
Wow, I feel honored and very grateful to have been able to do some of these tricks and all thanks to Rodney Mullen. Ollie impossible, heel flip, double kick flip, shove its, nose ollies, manuals. And those are maybe 1% of his Arsenal. It really puts it into perspective.
This has to be the most impressive thing I’ve ever scene, crazier than anything I see today
There's something about Andy Anderson that reminds me a lot of Rodney. They're both creative geniuses on a skateboard who can do tricks that no one else can. They're also a little shy and quiet. Great video by the way!!!
I really love andy, but after watching this vid, rodney is just so much more impressive.
@@lickingfrog of course, but I don't mean to compare their skills, just the fact that they both have a very very unique form of expression on a board. They both think outside of the box. Andy's still very young, but I'm sure we're gonna hear a lot from him in the near future.
@@FelipediOliveira i think andy has years to improve too. btw, i love him, his skating and persona is just awesome. And he does a couple of things that even rodney never thought about.
What a special person.
Havent seen many documented clips of him doing a carousel. This is probably the only one
Rodney doesn’t mess up, the board messes up
3:40 Nollie 360 melon grabs on flat, 31 years ago.
As a kid this was my idol the dude is just amazing on the board
You'd have to be jealous to dislike this video
every time i watch rodney I always think, "i have never seen him fall" lol
He had the best balance out of anyone even today
Wow. Just wow
The legend of skateboard
This dude is a robot from the future.
This makes me happy
He's so dorky and innovative. Always seemed like a genuinely good decent guy
its not normal to be this consistent... what the heck man
El verdadero prodigio del skate sin dudas , por lo menos el mejor de la historia andando en el piso. En rampa probablemente sea tonyhawk
Rodney mullen makes flatland free style of skateboarding is very interesting 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The mutt never disappoints youll always be a huge inspiration to me mullen
Родни легенда
The BEST street/freestyle skater of all time!!
Rodney is just a god of skateboarding.
Thank you for uploading this
RIP freestyle long live freestyle. the man invented and retired it singlehandedly.
absolute genius
Marvelous. At the top of this game here. I love how all these years later I continue stumbling upon Mullen footage I've yet to see. Thanks for uploading!
LEGEND
At first I thought the title was one of his tricks
So Rad !!
Legend!
that nosedive manual fuckin sick
So inspiring!
He's a concrete ballerina. Love watching everything he does.
Respect
how does he not get dizzy
Living Legend
Legend
Настоящий фристаил
Good
Respect to Rodney Mullen, you got the tricks! Jah bless!
This guy is a one man show
before putting a dislike I cut my hand
I love Rodney like Rodney loves his board
This must be like right before he changed his style. Crazy to think 90-91 was still high tops, wind breakers and fluffy hair...then 92 was like baggies, flannel and goatees.
Unreal
King 👑
fucking awesome
Nice Job
The way he plants all of the tricks too. Like an olympic gymnast nailing a landing.
Hes literally inventing flat ground skateboarding at this time.. and all he needs is 20 or 25 feet of flat ground.. GOAT
Just Amazing!
Родни лучше всех!!🔥
when I was a child I found the maneuvers exaggerated and lying. this why I didn't know this legend
Zerava tony hawks pro skater com ele só pra abrir os videos dele. Cara era bom demais tá é loko.
I love his truck stands
Immortal
He skates with as much care as he speaks.
Sick!!!!
What an absolute legend
How big is Rodney Mullens skateboard in this video (I’m thinking of making a diy freestyle skateboard