Pop an ollie and innovate! - Rodney Mullen

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The last thing Rodney Mullen, the godfather of street skating, wanted were competitive victories. In this exuberant talk he shares his love of the open skateboarding community and how the unique environments it plays in drive the creation of new tricks -- fostering prolific ingenuity purely for passion's sake. (Filmed at TEDxUSC.)Talk by Rodney Mullen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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