Has there ever been a more important person to a single sport than Rodney Mullen is to skateboarding? I mean, think about it. Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Tiger Woods…they are all the greats of their sport…but they didn’t invent basically the entire f*ckin’ sport! Happy 60th Birthday to the man, the myth, the legend…the Godfather, Rodney Mullen. The person who single handedly invented street skateboarding as we know it today. There are no amount of words we could find to express our gratitude to this man. Long before many of us played his character in THPS (Tony Hawk Pro Skater) Rodney was in the streets pioneering what we know as street skating. Do you skate, or have you skated? Well, whether you know it or not, Rodney is probably the reason why. He invented the street Ollie, the Kickflip, the 360 flip, the Heelflip, the Impossible, the Primo Slide, the Casper Slide and the Darkslide, just to name a few. Thank you SO much, Rodney, we love you. We dug deep into the contacts list to ask a few friends to send their gratitude and thanks to the GOAT, Rodney Mullen.
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A collection of heartfelt tributes from fellow skateboarders and admirers celebrating the 60th birthday of Rodney Mullen. The speakers express deep gratitude for his revolutionary contributions to the sport, acknowledging him as the \"Godfather of skateboarding\" whose inventions and creativity paved the way for modern street skating.
Hey Rodney, it's Tony.
I just wanted to say, first of all,
happy birthday to you
and to thank you for so many years of innovation,
but also to blame you for making skateboarding so difficult.
Why did you have to make the skateboard
flip in so many different directions?
Before you came along, people were just doing 360s
and handstands and pirouettes and spacewalks and dancing.
And then you made magic.
Happy 60th birthday, Rodney Mullin,
skateboarding and myself.
We all thank you for spending countless hours
just working and maneuvering and figuring out
what a skateboard can do for us all.
And we've all benefited from it.
I'm super excited to see what a 60 year old can do
with two titanium hips.
Happy birthday, Rodney.
Wow, 60, man.
Thank you for everything you've done for me.
Thanks for helping me create myself
and for inspiring the world.
Can't wait to see your footage.
So happy you're skating.
Happy birthday, Rodney.
Thank you.
Yo, happy birthday, Rodney.
Much love from La Mosca.
Yeah.
Thank you for all the years of inspiration,
both on and off the board.
Here's to many more to come.
Rodney Mullin forever.
Hey, Rodney.
I miss the times out on the Strand
when we'd meet up late at night and just tell stories.
And I want to say you're an amazing skateboarder
that has brought so much to skateboarding.
Keep doing what you're doing.
I just wanted to wish you a very happy birthday.
To one of the most brilliant minds I've ever met
and kindest souls,
I wanted to give a very special happy birthday
to Rodney Mullin turning 60.
Skateboarding probably would not exist without you.
Honestly, to give credit where credit's due,
the ollies should be called the Mullin,
the kickflips should be called the Mullin,
flips so on and so forth.
Happy 60th, Rodney.
You changed skateboarding forever
and you had a huge impact on my career.
Thank you and happy birthday.
Rodney, happy birthday.
Just want you to know the secret has been safe.
It'll always be safe.
Happy birthday.
Happy birthday, Rodney.
Are you gonna be the first or only
Trey Flip 60-year-old or...
Anyways, thank you for everything you've done
for skateboarding and for showing us the way.
Very inspiring.
Personally, thank you for empowering me.
Happy birthday, Rodney.
Your legacy vibrates forever.
Much love, deep respect.
Rodney, thanks for all the years of inspiration, my man.
Happy birthday.
Peace.
My man, Rodney.
I just wanted to send you my love, man.
I got so much love and respect for you.
Thank you for taking the time.
Every time I see you,
just thank you for everything you've done.
Without you, none of us guys would have a career.
Your passion for skateboarding
has allowed all of us to experience that same passion too.
So thank you for everything.
Yo, Rodney.
This is crazy, man.
The year I turn 50, I get to say happy 60th to you.
You're such an inspiration, man.
So grateful for you, man.
And all the best.
Thank you for everything.
Obrigado.
Yeah, Rodney.
Rodney, just want to wish you a super happy birthday.
I love you, dude.
Thank you for all of the inspiration.
Thank you for all the tips.
Thank you for believing in me when I was a young kid.
I really appreciate you, bro.
And I hope you have a great birthday.
Rodney Mullen, happy 60th birthday.
You are the man.
You invented so much cool ----.
Can we get one more Rodney verse day one?
Just one more.
Big happy 60th, Rodney.
Thank you for everything you've done for skateboarding.
Thank you so much for all the inspiration.
When I was getting into street skating,
you were huge for me.
I got so many ideas from your ability and your talent.
So I hope you enjoy your day.
Happy birthday, Rodney Mullen.
Thank you for all the years of inspiration.
I thought you would be stuck in the stone ages.
Happy birthday, Rodney Mullen.
Godfather of skateboarding.
Without you, we wouldn't have been able to do anything.
Happy birthday.
I hope you have the best day ever, brother.
Happy birthday, Rodney, from one of your biggest fans.
Maybe one day I can get your scribble on it.
Happy 60th birthday, Rodney Mullen.
Happy birthday, Rodney.
First video I saw growing up was round one.
Man, it changed my life.
Thank you for inspiring me to just go out there,
have fun, learn new tricks, do things differently,
and just to never give up.
Yo, Rodney, happy 60th, man.
You invented some of the most amazing tricks,
especially the kickflip, probably even the front flip.
So I'm gonna do one for you right now.
Happy birthday.
Happy 60th birthday, Rodney Mullen.
Thank you for being born.
Without you, games of skate would absolutely suck.
Happy birthday, Rodney.
Thank you for pioneering modern day skateboarding.
Aloha.
I wanna say a huge happy birthday,
happy 60th birthday to you.
It's an honor to be able to tell you that.
Thank you for all you've done for skateboarding
and all you did for me as a little guy at World Industries.
We love you, dude.
Happy 60th, man.
Rodney, happy birthday to the goat.
It's your old friend, Pat, here,
wishing you the best birthday ever to the godfather.
We owe you everything.
Hope you have the best day ever.
Oh yeah, hot rod.
Happy birthday to skateboarding sweetheart, Rodney Mullen.
Thank you so much for your massive contribution
to skateboarding.
Keep it going.
Let's maybe go fishing sometime.
Hey, what's up, Rodney?
Just wanted to wish you a happy birthday
and thank you so much for the creativity
that you brought to skateboarding
and for inventing all the tricks
that we are still trying to learn today.
Today's a special day.
Happy birthday, Rodney.
Thank you so much for everything you've done
for skateboarding.
Because of you, a lot of us get to enjoy our lives
and have fun on our skateboarding, flipping our boards.
Wanna give you a big happy birthday shout out.
Rodney, thank you for everything that you've done
for skateboarding, paving the way for all of us,
past, present, and future.
Hope this is a great one.
Rodney Mullen, my teammate, my brother, my mentor.
Thank you for all that you've shared,
not only with me,
but with the entire skate community as a whole.
Happy 60th birthday.
Happy 60th, Rodney.
We all love you very much.
You've obviously revolutionized skateboarding
and turned street skating on its ass.
Happy 60th birthday to the GOAT, Rodney Mullen, the inventor.
I know you invented pretty much every trick
there is known to mankind.
Tray flip for the GOAT himself.
Happy birthday, Rodney.
One of my favorite tricks you invented is the impossible
and in honor of your day, we'll try it out.
Happy 60th birthday, Rodney.
Thank you for all you've given to skateboarding
and your infinite wisdom.
We love you.
Rodney Mullen, I've gotten so many shinners
trying to learn all the tricks that you've invented
over the years, man.
So many scars and so many memories
I wouldn't trade for anything.
Thank you and happy birthday, my friend.
Happy birthday to one of the most legendary skaters,
Rodney Mullen.
Without your existence, all of the tricks wouldn't exist.
So thank you so much.
Thank you so much for all the years of inspiration.
Hope to cross paths and get a sesh.
Hi, Rodney.
Just want to wish you a very happy 60th birthday
and say thank you for everything
that you've done for skateboarding.
Really rare for one person to have as colossal of an impact
on something as what you've had on skateboarding.
Rodney, happy birthday, man.
I remember buying Psycho Skate as a kid
and seeing your section in there.
Now it's such an instrumental piece of me
figuring out this wonderful world
that we've all got to live in.
Hey, what's up, Rodney?
I want to say happy birthday.
This is Dave Duncan coming at you from Spain.
They're doing all the tricks that you invented
and you inspired.
So I want to let you know across the world,
everybody loves you.