Surfing Waves

hey. any one know of any nice surfin quotes. ive heard of some on the internet, but none of them are really any good.

Surfers in general don't write books about philosophy, not do they invent gunpowder. Hence the quotes that aren't really any good.

hahah gooood point.

Kelly Slater said a good one about the surfing bug, on some video or other:
"It's like the mafia. Once you're in - your in. There's no getting out"

http://www.wbsurfing.com/willis/aboutThought.html

Some are a bit lame but some are good :)

I think Nat Young once said - "If in doubt, paddle out"

I'm sure he did not mean it to have any deeper meaning but I like to think you can apply it to all sorts of avenues and decisions in life!!!

i agree....... have you heard of this one...... "it can never be to big" ....... its not one of my fravourites hears another" life is like a tamatoe, chew slowly" that one my budies and i made up,,,, youll find it well help you through many stages in youre life....

As far as I'm concerned, the only surf quote worth mentioning is:
"Eddie would go"

explain??????? i might need it....

AllwaysInDaSurf wrote:explain??????? i might need it....

Eddie Aikau
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.-->link

Edward Ryan "Eddie" Aikau (May 4, 1946 – March 17, 1978) was a well-known Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer. As the first lifeguard at Waimea Bay on the island of Oahu, he saved many lives and became well known as a big-wave surfer in his own right.

Born on the island of Maui, Aikau later moved to O‘ahu with his family in 1959. In 1968, he became the first lifeguard hired by the City & County of Honolulu to work on the North Shore. Not one life was lost while he served as lifeguard of Waimea Bay, as he braved surf that often reached 20 feet high or more. He became very famous for surfing the big Hawaiian surf and won several surfing awards including the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship. The local saying, "Eddie Would Go," refers to his courage to take on big waves that others would shy away from.

In 1978, the Polynesian Voyaging Society was seeking volunteers for a 30-day, 2500 mile journey to follow the ancient route of the polynesian migration between the Hawaiian and Tahitian island chains. At 31 years of age, Aikau joined the voyage as a crew member. The Hokule'a left the Hawaiian islands on March 16, 1978. The double-hulled voyaging canoe developed a leak in one of the hulls and later capsized about twelve miles south of the island of Molokai. In an attempt to get to land to get help, Aikau paddled toward Lanai on his surfboard. Although the rest of the crew was soon rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard, Aikau was never seen again.

In Aikau's honor, the surfwear company Quiksilver sponsors the Eddie Aikau Invitational Surf Contest. Since its inception in 1984, the tournament has only been held seven times, due to a precondition that there be waves at least 20 feet high at Waimea Bay. The most recent tournament was in December 2004, when waves in the bay reached 30 to 50 feet high.

Pictures by evil google.

shot............................... you pretty clued up hey, I ll rember that...
Im a junior life guard, I sure hope nobody drowns on my watch.... please excuse me of all spelling errors, as im very tierd and am about to fall asleep (spelling is the last thing on my mind

'only a surfa knows the feeling' 'hear no surf c no surf pray 4 surf' 'waiting patiently 4 the next set'

enzosdad wrote:IF IT SWELLS RIDE IT

heheh thats amusing on a number of levels :p

Try this on for size, I know how u feel:

Out of the Water I am nothing. In the water the rest of the world means nothing.

-Amanda Morris

Like it? I combined different ideas to come up with it

wow how did you dig up a 3 year old post :-0

Best philosophy for surfing in my books is

"See it - Think it - Do it"

Basically meaning watch how its done think about it in your head and then man up and do it

my mate constantly says "that was defo head height man!" after surfing knee hugh mush...
He's also been known to ask "how deep was I in that death keg dude?!" also after surfing knee high mush...

An eternal classic - a knackard beginner or a seasoned surfer, completely ballaxed from a good session, cant see, feel anything or think straight, on catching a good wave in to the shore stands up on the sand turns, sees the waves peeling in and says as he strides back out - " Just one more ".

"Should have been here yesterday..."