TEDXUSC - RODNEY MULLEN - HOW CONTEXT SHAPES CONTENT

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"What do skateboarding and innovation have in common? More than you might think. A successful entrepreneur and innovator, Rodney Mullen is widely considered the most influential street skater in history, inventing most of the tricks used today. By the time he was 23, Mullen had already set new milestones for skateboarding winning 35 out of 36 freestyle competitions. He studied engineering at the University of Florida before co-founding World Industries, the largest skate company of the 90's, which was acquired for more than $20m.

He continues to skate, innovate, and design some 30 years after he won his first world championship at the age of 11. Mullen spends his spare time thinking about open source communities, hacking the urban terrain, and transforming the mundane into something new. He'll be featured in the upcoming documentary, "The Bones Brigade: An Autobiography.""

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on Aug 29th 2012 		i grew up watching him skate. he was by far the most inventive and inspiring rider. i also have seen him publicly speak over the years and while he still seems as intelligent as i remember his demeanor is quite different. he looks and acts like hes been doing to many rails...
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on Jun 13th 2012 		So your flared out tre-fips and all those other gay flip tricks you do are circus tricks, huh?
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on Jun 9th 2012 		Rodney paved the way for circus tricks...not skateboarding.
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on Jun 8th 2012 		To the person below me. If it weren't for Rodney, none of us would be skating the way we do. He has paved the way for innovation and creation in skateboarding. For those who don't appreciate this - You DO NOT appreciate skateboarding.
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on Jun 8th 2012 		Rodney Mullen = probably the worst ambassador for skateboarding imaginable. What a load of bullshit Rodney...Eric could have provided a much more eloquent and focused delivery in half that time.
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on Jun 7th 2012 		Skating could have been so cool but you brought all the "haters" in for the money and is just a bunch of shitheads now
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on Jun 7th 2012 		16:51 Rodney does it again, amazing.
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on Jun 7th 2012 		11:28 - 12:45 wow. That is one of ( or ) the best observation of skateboarders Ive ever heard.
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on Jun 6th 2012 		cocaine is a hell of a drug
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on Jun 6th 2012 		You're 10,000 miles away from me survica, so I'll just have to leave you to karma you little bitch ass brat. But if I'm ever in your area, I'll be sure to look you up you little annoying fuck-pile. Anyone else agree agree with me?? Kalis?? Shit, this site sucks ass when little cunts like surv1crack can run around leaving his turds on every damn video. Fuck this and fuck you!
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on Jun 6th 2012 		anybody know this surv1ca kid? with the shit he's saying - he's deserves to get run over by a car and the video posted on hella clips. anyone?
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on Jun 6th 2012 		WHat happened to his teeth??
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on Jun 6th 2012 		mullen's the mad scientist, all the other pro's get to try to be rock stars
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on Jun 6th 2012 		Ya FAT Moma Say'z different and U magit stay persistent 2 the nil % closet FAGIT !
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on Jun 6th 2012 		i'm a faggit
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on Jun 6th 2012 		Pleaz don't call all blak people haterz anymore.
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on Jun 6th 2012 		Rodney is a BOSS.!!
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on Jun 6th 2012 		Thank you Rodney for being a pioneer and showing the way to ALL skaters that skating is limitless. Thank you for being so humble and modest despite the fact that you created the majority of tricks out there. And thank you for showing the rest of the world that skaters aren't just ignorant and selfish teenagers and/or 20 something piles, that we are also intelligent, articulate and selfless. Passion isn't just skating, drinking, and smoking hard. Rodney Mullen has a TRUE passion for skating.
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on Jun 6th 2012 		anybody hating is the uneducated cancer of my generation. Get a concept of skate history and respect the greats, kooks
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on Jun 6th 2012 		powerslides not powerpoints. what we do is secret.
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on Jun 6th 2012 		Three things that clearly show surv1ca is an idiot: 1 can't write properly. 2 doesn't know how to defeat hellaclips guest comment limit. 3 checks back regularly to see if anyone complains about his comments. If it weren't for Rodney Mullen all of you street skaters would still be riding pigs and doing boneless ones to get up curbs. If you don't understand what I just said skateboarding doesn't need you and will go on without you just fine when you quit after getting married and/or a drug habit.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Dam Rodney rules!!
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Wow! I really think this was awesome. Great message. I'm a university student and would love to have been given such an opportunity as the people at USC were given.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Rodney is simply the greatest of all time. Very humble too. Met him at go skateboarding day in Venice beach last year, super nice dude.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Rodney is the Albert Einstein of skateboarding. He is eccentric and different, but he's supposed to be, he's a genius!! So keep your mouth shut and show some respect you little kidlets.... Anybody that says anything bad about Rodney deserves to have their board snapped and both pieces jammed down their throat. Shut the fuck up and show respect. This dude invented most of the tricks we do.... He's not a wannabe like lil wayne he's the sincerest guy in skating... Show tolerance and respect for this dude. In fact, if anyone of you ever see Rodney in person, be sure to fuckin thank him. Thank him for devoting his life to this community and in fact, give him money - if you have a few dollars in your pocket, dude, give it to him. Show this dude respect - because you know what - like he said - he's not recognized outside of skating. So all you little fuckers better shut the hell up. God bless you Rodney. WE FUCKIN APPRECIATE!
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on Jun 5th 2012 		There are some really fucking stupid people on this site lol
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on Jun 5th 2012 		show some respect kiddies. If it wasn't for him skateboarding wouldn't be what it is today.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Not as good as mike scotts speach @ ryans collage. Cool 2 hear what goes on inside mullens vast brain
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Substance abuse has you to the point that you don't realize that you are in a STUPOR SOfukin one KAK
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Rodney is the Albert Einstein of skateboarding. He is eccentric and different, but he's supposed to be, he's a genius!! So keep your mouth shut and show some respect you little kidlets.... Anybody that says anything bad about Rodney deserves to have their board snapped and both pieces jammed down their throat. Shut the fuck up and show respect. This dude invented most of the tricks we do.... He's not a wannabe like lil wayne he's the sincerest guy in skating... Show tolerance and respect for this dude. In fact, if anyone of you ever see Rodney in person, be sure to fuckin thank him. Thank him for devoting his life to this community and in fact, give him money - if you have a few dollars in your pocket, dude, give it to him. Show this dude respect - because you know what - like he said - he's not recognized outside of skating. So all you little fuckers better shut the hell up. God bless you Rodney. We fuckin appreciate. Love from Vancouver.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		anyone that calls rodney gay isn't a true skateboarder and doesn't love skateboarding so fuck off haters
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Surburban one ka, what ever that means, you are so stupid, YOU SIGNED IN!!! HA HA HA
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on Jun 5th 2012 		king of gay circus shit... rodney mullen is the wackest. this dude is from florida but will never come to SPoT because he has some disease where he cant be around a lot of people but here he is infront of big college class full of people. this dude nerdy as hell, rodney mullen can eat a dick. u claim florida but you never do shit in florida. fix yo teef
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Of course it was gay. In modern US English, gay is equivalent to different and Mullen is a different flavour. He is himself. How about that.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Serf1kook or whatever. yes , that is right, keep displaying how animalistically stupid you are and the American taxpayer will continue to finance anything you do. And people stupid enough to buy the music that you push as HATE incorporated.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Oh that's right, Stevie Williams is as important to skateboarding as this guy or is The Weak Shit Magazine run by imbeciles.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Most people would would NEVER be able to process this info. Hating just proves how low you are.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Slave1cak or whatever your name is? Oprah is the richest person in the world, Obama is president, Hendrix best guitarist ever, blah blah blah.... dude you are brainwashed by the media to have the EGO that thinks that you can help the negro, or even that they need your help anyway. Oh wait.... are you Josh Kalis? oh well then you had better grow some IQ points then
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on Jun 5th 2012 		the haters are human waste, simple as that
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on Jun 5th 2012 		i pity the haters. if you can't appreciate mullen's eccentricity, raw talent, innovative mind, and extensive contributions to street skateboarding, you don't belong here- please drop all pretense in calling yourself a skater.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		in that's life
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on Jun 5th 2012 		that is paddy's pub it's in a bunch of skate videos. ethan fowler skates it that's life
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on Jun 5th 2012 		This dudes a fucking homo
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on Jun 5th 2012 		soooooo good to see really smart, eccentric skaters. long live the weirdos.
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Dude is on some next level shit!
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on Jun 5th 2012 		is he retarded?
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on Jun 5th 2012 		swear the spot at 1:21 is where they film its always sunny in philadelphia. its at paddys pub haha
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on Jun 5th 2012 		He should have his own computer game called The godfather of skateboarding. This man is a legend!
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on Jun 5th 2012 		Awesome! Lets see another video part rodney. W'eve been waiting for it for a long time.
mazerlazer
on Jun 5th 2012 		so pumped on this...
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on Jun 5th 2012 		5 comments down.... Ted? You are a little bitch. I hope you collapse a lung skating.
GK
on Jun 5th 2012 		yes! thanks Rodney! you the man!
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on Jun 5th 2012 		could not have said it better my self. Its so difficult to explain what we do and why we do it to people who don't skate. That was perfect.
ted
on Jun 5th 2012 		gay
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on Jun 5th 2012 		That was seriously good
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on Jun 5th 2012 		yes Rodney, Free soul!!!
CHICO
on Jun 5th 2012 		thank you Rodney
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on Jun 5th 2012 		TEDX has some really crazy and inspiring vids on there. This is sick to see a pro on there!

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