27 Quotes by 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 style that had to be measured. It was completely opposite of what I saw in so many sports. It was creative. And to this day, that's what I love, that's always kept me back to it because it's endless creation.

The biggest obstacle to creativity is breaking through the barrier of disbelief.

Don't let anything poison your individuality. Break away & look in, not outward.

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.

There’s an intrinsic value in creating something for the sake of creating it.

Who are you? What is your distinct contribution? That is so valuable whether it gets you anything or not. Trophies? Doesn’t matter. If you know you did it, that’s what keeps you going, you know? Success is illusive.

Do what you love and try not to look at what other people occupy themselves with.

I can’t wait to wake up and try something new. I can’t sleep at night because I want to try something new.

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.