I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.

Getting back on the surfboard after the [shark] attack was the hardest thing and I did it! After that, the hardest thing was my first competition.

You fall off the horse and you get back on.

I'm a surfer at heart. Both my parents moved to Hawaii in the 1970s, where they met and became Christians. Then they taught me and my two brothers how to love the Lord - and how to surf!

I don't know how long I'll be competing but I'll always be surfing. I'll be surfing until I'm old.

Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.

Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.