TEDxUSC - Rodney Mullen - How Context Shapes Content

Footbag videos and footbag related videos such as takraw, freestyle soccer, etc.
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Asmus
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TEDxUSC - Rodney Mullen - How Context Shapes Content

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I know he is a bit of a forum favorite and this is definitely pretty cool and footbag related. I find him quite annoying aswell though.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwjlDBjNzXk[/youtube]
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.
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Thanks for sharing Asmus.
I love how excited he gets. He seems so pure!
I was a bit confused, though, since he didn't really get to his point until, like, 3/4 through. But I liked the message when I figured out to what he was building up.
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