Rodney Mullen: Getting back up

You need to convince your parents that skateboarding is beneficial for you. You've got nice parents who seem to care a lot about your safety. As you said, they want to keep you away from three things: injury, academic failure, and drug abuse. Here's a few things that might help you convince them. 1) There's some truth to the fact that skating is a relatively safe sport. If you have wrist guards, a helmet and common s

I watched Rodney Mullen skate a ton over the years, Hands down one of my all time favorites! I wanted to say thought, I just heard him actually speak for the the first time a few weeks ago, His a great speaker and extremely motivational. Plus I just can't get over the way his voice sounds, It's really distant, slow and just easy going. Video Link- Getting back up [VIDEO] Also, great job with the post op, it was very

It might help you to watch Rodney Mullen talk about this [VIDEO] I hope your friend will be ok. Injuries are dramatic but you’re young and hopefully you’ll all bounce back from this and keep shredding.