Experiencing different cultures is one of the best things a human being can do. It puts your whole world into perspective.

Winning is euphoric, but it lasts a short time. You've got to lap it up, then move on to the next thing. I think I've kept winning because I haven't attached myself to past successes.

What I love the most about surfing is that it's my first love. It's the first thing I can remember being consumed by.

As long as I'm still surfing wherever I am, I'll always be happy.

Surfers are in tune with the weather because if there's a storm coming, there are waves coming. I love the rain.

Waves are fascinating, the way they are created by wind far out at sea and groomed by different winds as they come closer to shore. We surfers ride the very last part of the wave's life before it crashes and disappears, never to be seen again.

Life's too short to sit around and wait.