Editing Rodney Mullen (section)

== Awards, accolades and influence ==
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| quote = ...{{nbsp}}freestyle is directly responsible for street skating.  Rodney Mullen figured out how to ollie on the flat ground, and street skating wouldn't exist without the ollie.  Every time you ollie, you should get on your knees and thank Rodney or take him out to eat if you see him skating around Los Angeles.  The vert tricks done now, like a heelflip frontside Cab, wouldn't be possible without the heelflip, which thanks to Rodney comes from freestyle.  The kickflip Indy?  Rodney invented the kickflip.  Ollie Impossible?  Rodney.  Rodney, Rodney, Rodney.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hawk|first=Tony|date=2000|title=Hawk – Occupation: Skateboarder|url=https://archive.org/details/hawkoccupation00tony/page/83|location=New York, New York|publisher=ReganBooks|page=[https://archive.org/details/hawkoccupation00tony/page/83 83]|isbn=0-06-019860-5|author-link=Tony Hawk}}</ref>
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In 2002, Mullen won the ''[[Transworld Skateboarding]]'' Readers' Choice Award for Skater of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 2012|title=Speakers Rodney Mullen: Skater|url=http://www.ted.com/speakers/rodney_mullen.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110132825/http://www.ted.com/speakers/rodney_mullen.html|archive-date=10 January 2013|access-date=23 December 2012|work=TED Ideas Worth Spreading|publisher=TED Conferences, LLC}}</ref> In 2003, he was voted as the all-time greatest action sports athlete on the [[Extreme Sports Channel]]'s ''Legends of the Extreme'' countdown.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sean Mortimer|author2=Blair Alley|date=5 February 2009|title=Hometown: Rodney Mullen|url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000080165/features/hometown-rodney-mullen/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014153015/http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000080165/features/hometown-rodney-mullen/|archive-date=14 October 2012|access-date=23 December 2012|work=Transworld Skateboarding|publisher=Bonnier Corporation}}</ref> ''Transworld'' also included Mullen in its "30 Most Influential Skaters of All Time" list, released in December 2011 and he was elected into the third position, behind Tony Hawk (second) and [[Mark Gonzales]] (first).<ref name="Tran" />

In May 2013, Mullen was an inductee of the Skateboarding Hall of Fame and was present at the award ceremony that was held in [[Anaheim, California]].<ref>{{cite news|author=John Gilhooley|date=10 May 2013|title=Skateboarding Hall of Fame Awards @ Anaheim Sheraton|newspaper=The OC Weekly|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/skateboarding-hall-of-fame-awards-anaheim-sheraton-39540672/#27|url-status=dead|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608214957/http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/skateboarding-hall-of-fame-awards-anaheim-sheraton-39540672/#27|archive-date=8 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Fellow professional skateboarder [[Steve Caballero]] and musician [[Ben Harper]] shared their experiences of Mullen prior to the presentation of the award, and Caballero credited Mullen with changing the "face" of skateboarding.<ref name="Fame">{{cite web|author=Almost Skateboards|date=30 May 2013|title=Rodney Mullen, 2013 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony|url=http://vimeo.com/67274938|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615012224/http://vimeo.com/67274938|archive-date=15 June 2013|access-date=31 May 2013|work=Almost Skateboards on Vimeo|publisher=Vimeo LLC|format=Video upload}}</ref>

Professional skateboarder [[Paul Rodriguez (skateboarder)|Paul Rodriguez]] identified Mullen as one of his "top ten" professional skateboarders in July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|date=21 July 2013|title=TOP TEN FAVORITE PROS|url=http://prod84.com/top-ten-favorite-pros/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231215/http://prod84.com/top-ten-favorite-pros/|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=24 July 2013|work=The Official Paul Rodriguez Website|publisher=Rodskate, Inc}}</ref> Rodriguez explained his selection on his personal website: If you really wanna know Gonz [<nowiki/>[[Mark Gonzales]]]  and Rodney Mullen pretty much innovated damn near everything in street skateboarding. Rodney has always had the most mind-boggling most difficult tricks on top of having invented 50, 60, who knows how many tricks. Just about every modern day flat ground trick that we are doing today he invented.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul Rodriguez|date=21 July 2013|title=PROD'S TOP TEN: FAVORITE PRO'S|url=http://prod84.com/prods-top-ten-favorite-pros/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228205912/http://prod84.com/prods-top-ten-favorite-pros/|archive-date=28 December 2013|access-date=24 July 2013|work=The Official Paul Rodriguez Website|publisher=Rodskate, Inc}}</ref>

''Transworld'' has characterized him as possibly the most significant skater of all time, "Rodney Mullen built the house skateboarding lives in. After inventing the flatground ollie—in itself perhaps the most influential trick ever—he went on to unveil kickflips, backside flips, heelflips, 360 flips, double flips, impossibles, darkslides, and onward. Without Rodney, skateboarding would still be in the dark ages."<ref>{{cite web|date=August 27, 2013|title=30th Anniversary Interviews: Rodney Mullen Part 1|url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/30th-anniversary-interviews-Rodney-mullen-part-1/#xAmCMqxJOshlzTar.99|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912174243/http://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/30th-anniversary-interviews-rodney-mullen-part-1/#xAmCMqxJOshlzTar.99|archive-date=12 September 2016|access-date=28 April 2015|publisher=[[Transworld Skateboarding]]}}</ref> Anthony Pappalardo of The RIDE Channel unequivocally stated, "From almost singled-handedly creating the entire vocabulary of flip-based tricks to revolutionizing the boards below our feet, Rodney Mullen is the biggest influence on modern skateboarding."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pappalardo|first1=Anthony|date=February 23, 2015|title=At Least One Person Thinks Rodney Mullen Shouldn't Be Giving TEDx Talks|url=http://theridechannel.com/news/2015/02/rodney-mullen-wired-article-rebuttal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429165716/http://theridechannel.com/news/2015/02/rodney-mullen-wired-article-rebuttal|archive-date=29 April 2015|access-date=28 April 2015|website=The RIDE Channel|publisher=Complex}}</ref> In ''Transworld Skateboarding''{{'s}} "Skater's Favorite Skater" video series, both [[Tony Hawk]] and [[Daewon Song]] have cited Rodney Mullen as their favorite skater.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Transworld Skateboarding]]|date=2018-03-26|title=Skater's Favorite Skater: Tony Hawk|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7UalMlvUHg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/u7UalMlvUHg|archive-date=2021-12-11|access-date=2020-10-09|website=YouTube.com|publisher=Transworld Skateboarding}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=[[Transworld Skateboarding]]|date=2018-05-21|title=Skater's Favorite Skater: Daewon Song|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7yv-gdnIjg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/b7yv-gdnIjg|archive-date=2021-12-11|access-date=2020-10-09|website=YouTube.com|publisher=Transworld Skateboarding}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== Trick invention ===
Mullen has been credited with inventing the following tricks (years included):<ref name="Cruz">{{cite web|title=The house has seen many upgrades and extensions since '92!!|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=489535684418394&set=a.114536345251665.7109.111059838932649&type=1&theater|work=Almost skateboards on Facebook|publisher=Facebook|access-date=13 January 2013|author=Luis Cruz|date=11 January 2013|archive-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125228/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=489535684418394&set=a.114536345251665.7109.111059838932649&type=1&theater|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=rodneymullen.com />
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*The Ollie
*Godzilla rail flip (1979)
*540 shove-it (1979)
*50/50 Saran wrap (1979)
*50/50 Casper (1980)
*Helipop (1980)
*Gazelle flip (1981)
*No-handed 50/50 (1981)
*No-handed 50/50 kickflip<
*Kick flip (1982)
*Heel flip (1982)
*Double heelflip
*Impossible (1982)
*Sidewinder (1983)
*360 flip (1983)
*Switch 360 flip
*360 pressure flip (1983)
*Casper 360 flip (1983)
*Half-cab kickflip (1983)
*50/50 sidewinder (1983)
*One-footed ollie (1984)
*Backside flip (Backside 180 Kickflip) (1984)
*Ollie Nosebone (1986)
*Ollie finger flip (1986)
*Ollie Airwalk (1986)
*Frontside heel flip shove-it (1988)
*Helipop heel flip (1990)
*Kickflip underflip (1992)
*Half-cab kickflip underflip (1992)
*Casper slide (1992)
*Half flip darkslide
*Handstand flips
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