I don't really want people looking to me for inspiration. I just want to be a sign along the way that points toward Heaven.

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

I'm actually not star-struck... I like to give people their own space and admire them from a distance.

God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.

Surfing is very special and unique. It's really hard to explain unless you've tried it. It's being out in the ocean in the sun, the water on your skin, and the adrenalin rush when you catch a wave. You have to be creative so it's like an art form in a way.

The author describes how impressed she was with the detailed storyboards that outlined her movie – "not just sketches, but real art". She then describes a Hawaiian sunset as, "God painting His storyboard on the sky".

There's no such thing as a handicap - it's all in your head