The ocean humbles you. You can go and win a world title, but you're never going to beat the ocean.

The ocean humbles you. You can go and win a world title, but you're never going to beat the ocean.

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.

Fear - It's a fine line between that and pushing yourself. You definitely reach new heights when you push. But fear is good. Fear keeps us alive. If we didn't have it, we'd be doing crazy things and getting in sticky situations.

I've always had a determination to perfect whatever I'm doing. If I can't do something, I work on it until I figure it out.

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

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.