Surfing is so unique and it's something that no matter what level you are, you can go and have fun. You can pick and choose the waves that you want to surf, so if it is too big and scary, you can wait until it changes and gets more to your level. Every time you go out it's always different and unique. It's almost like a place you can just de-stress.

Fear is something that can really hold us all back from different things in life. It's important to notice what your fears are and try to conquer them.

I guess I just like to challenge myself and push myself harder to do things that I dont think I can, to do things that other people do not think I can. It pushes me. I push my own personal limits.

People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it.

Being out there in the ocean, God's creation, it's like a gift He has given us to enjoy.

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

To lose your everyday life of surfing and being creative on waves, enjoying the ocean - that's scary to me. It was essential to at least try surfing again and get out there and see how it went.