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> [You go to a contest, and it's like, 'OK, I'm here for two weeks. All my energy, time, thinking, and everything is going toward that.' Everything you're doing is building toward the score at the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/you-go-to-a-contest-and-it-s-like-ok-i-m-here-for-two-weeks-all-my/)

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## More by John John Florence

> [You go to a contest, and it's like, 'OK, I'm here for two weeks. All my energy, time, thinking, and everything is going toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/you-go-to-a-contest-and-it-s-like-ok-i-m-here-for-two-weeks-all-my/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [I love it when people make things look fun and easy. Guys like Dane Reynolds and Kelly Slater and Pedro on a skateboard, they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/i-love-it-when-people-make-things-look-fun-and-easy-guys-like-dane/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [You have to go into every event with 100 percent confidence and just surf your best because everyone there is there to win, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/you-have-to-go-into-every-event-with-100-percent-confidence-and-just/)

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> [I eat a lot of pasta. We eat relatively healthy. I don't eat fast food, mostly home-cooked stuff. Chicken. Salads. Stuff like that. Oatmeal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/i-eat-a-lot-of-pasta-we-eat-relatively-healthy-i-don-t-eat-fast-food/)

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> [Winning a world title has always been the dream and ultimate goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/winning-a-world-title-has-always-been-the-dream-and-ultimate-goal/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [Going to contests back to back, World Tour and Primes, I've noticed a lot more things with my surfing that could be improved for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/going-to-contests-back-to-back-world-tour-and-primes-i-ve-noticed-a/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [I like to watch surfers and skaters that are really fast and really powerful and everything flows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/i-like-to-watch-surfers-and-skaters-that-are-really-fast-and-really/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [When you start forcing things, that's when you get hurt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/when-you-start-forcing-things-that-s-when-you-get-hurt/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [Africa is one of my favorite places because there are so many things to do - either surfing or going to see the animals.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/africa-is-one-of-my-favorite-places-because-there-are-so-many-things/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [I'm excited to go surfing every time. I have fun in any kind of wave in the ocean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/i-m-excited-to-go-surfing-every-time-i-have-fun-in-any-kind-of-wave/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [The best version of surfing is not competing, I think. It's just... it's perfect. You're perfectly present. You're perfectly in the moment. You're perfectly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/the-best-version-of-surfing-is-not-competing-i-think-it-s-just-it-s/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [In the past, I had these really high-tech boardshorts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/in-the-past-i-had-these-really-high-tech-boardshorts/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [The place where I grew up is the center of surfing. Everyone who grows up on the North Shore surfs, and from October to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/the-place-where-i-grew-up-is-the-center-of-surfing-everyone-who-grows/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [Every part of me is a surfer. I love surfing, and I love the waves that I surf. So that's the thing that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/every-part-of-me-is-a-surfer-i-love-surfing-and-i-love-the-waves-that/)

[John John Florence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-john-florence/)

> [I still get scared every time I go out. I get scared taking off; I get scared on the wave, falling, everything. But, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-john-florence/i-still-get-scared-every-time-i-go-out-i-get-scared-taking-off-i-get/)

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