As time went by, Mullen became more than just a prolific skateboarder. Progressively, he shifted his interest from freestyle to street skating. "The media told the world of my greatness while I felt like a fraud. The rest were hollow victories tainted by playing it safe," admitted Mulled in 1999. "I defended my world title over 35 times, and I recall being genuinely happy about it only twice. From then on, Mullen won 34 out of 35 freestyle events he entered. The "godfather of modern street skateboarding" won his first world title at the age of 14. The Floridian invented several skateboarding tricks, including the heelflip, the ollie kickflip, the 360 flip, the flat ground ollie, and the impossible. For many riders, historians and athletes, Rodney Mullen is the most influential street skater in the sport's history.
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