I stay away from big chunks of carbs and try to keep it lean, even when Im competing.

It's true. Happiness is a big thing.

As long as Im getting waves and having fun, the results tend to take care of themselves.

I think we want to make the sport bigger and better and leave a good legacy for the next generation that comes through.

I guess you're only as good as the waves.

Ive been on the tour for 12 years, and the big dream has always been to get a world title.

It's funny, 'cause you think surfing is your whole life, but then when you make a family it seems like it's not at all.

If you can lessen the chance of a bad injury by being strong, you have to do it.

As soon as I get bored, I start missing the kids, so I dont let myself get bored. I just go surfing.

In life, I have learnt that the more I learnt about life, the sadder I became and the sadder I became the desire to learn about life increased.

To read a novel is to wonder constantly, even at moments when we lose ourselves most deeply in the book: How much of this is fantasy, and how much is real?

The mine is always bigger than the gem.

As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness of content and is in no better case than a constructed language.

What an amazing creative way to magnify, and illuminate the courage of 30 Sheroes whose courage, leadership and character is symbolic of the many unsung Women Sheroes of past and present.

I went to graduate school at Harvard for one year I worked in the state legislature in Sacramento for one year. I taught school in Compton for two years.

Your destiny is too great, your assignment too important, your time too valuable. Don't let fear intimidate you.

I don't have a big career plan. I just like to see how things come out, and I just try to keep going in different directions.

Raising or caring for children requires sacrifice and service, which, I believe, heals us from the destructive forces of self-centeredness.

The advantages? Exercise, no parking problems, gas prices, it's fun. An automobile is expensive. You have to find a place to park and it's not fun. So why not ride a bicycle? I recommend it.