Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.

My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.

God created the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the waves for our enjoyment. Surfing is just my way of worshipping Him.

I can't change it, That was God's plan for my life and I'm going to go with it.

My favorite thing [about surfing] is being creative on waves; it's like an art form. You can do whatever you want on that wave if you work hard at it and just have fun out there.

I wouldn't change what happened to me because then I wouldn't have this chance, in front of all of you, to embrace more people than I ever could have with two arms.

Both of my parents are surfers, of course, so they understood where my passion for surfing was at and I guess they saw the talent that I had.