I was stuck for 16 months without a win there, and now I've had five this year. Once you break that barrier for yourself it makes it easier; you're not thinking about it... It opened up the floodgate for me.

Well I'm always working on constantly everything. I never take the approach that I'm doing as well as I possibly can... I always think there's more and I think if you don't have that, you are not driven to be better.

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.

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

Surfing is my religion, if I have one.

I've always thought surfing is a reflection of who you are.

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