I have never coasted down a hill of frozen rain.

Every day of the year where the water is 76, day and night, and the waves roll high, I take my sled, without runners, and coast down the face of the big waves that roll in at Waikiki.

Just take your time - wave comes. Let the other guys go, catch another one.

Don't talk - keep it in your heart.

Out of water, I am nothing.

I am only happy when I am swimming like a fish.

Out of the water, I am nothing.

I have never seen snow and do not know what winter means.

in times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity.

When you get down on your knees in front of me it won’t be out of gratitude. It’ll be because you want to be there.”--Ciaran Ross, Killer Curves

No one else on the team in college was dressing up. They were wearing sweats.

In America, we like everyone to know about the good work we're doing anonymously.

Good and evil lay side by side.

And every friend I've got has been writing Mars stories. It was pretty clear I'd never catch up.

Nature: She pardons no mistakes. Her yea is yea, and her nay, nay.

Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country.

Losing doesn't eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season.