I still feel like my best surfing is ahead of me.

Surfing is my religion, if I have one.

For a surfer, it's never-ending. There's always some wave you want to surf.

This was the most emotional title of my career. I was the youngest champion, and now I'm the oldest.

Not to sound too deep or weird, but I think that the times when you really appreciate surfing are the times you're really sort of becoming one with nature. Surfing's as raw of a sport as it gets.

There are so many different elements to surfing. Small waves, big waves, long boards, short boards. This makes it a sport you can share with people. It's not just a solitary thing - it's become a family thing, too. It's about exercising and passing something on from father to son, and from mother to daughter.

I still feel like my best surfing is ahead of me.