Rodney Mullen tore his own hip joint apart on purpose. “Sheer desperation,” he says by way of explanation. “Doctors would not recommend it.” By 2003, after nearly 30 years of ...

"It's part of my nature I guess," Mullen said. "I like to do my own thing ... his son to play all the typical sports. And he did, but Rodney could not bury a recurring interest in skateboarding.