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

Your surfing can get better on every turn, on every wave you catch. Learn to read the ocean better. A big part of my success has been wave knowledge.

I didn't think that wave was going to offer a ton, ... But the wave just held form, and I was able to get a lot out of it.

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.

Maintaining marriage seems to be tougher than fatherhood: apparently its the most difficult thing in the world.

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.

It's all about where your mind's at