The surfers' code is that you surf your wave and let the world discuss it as you move on to the next… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
You know every wave is so different. It just depends on the ride, like when you come down and you don't make… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
Well, it was - big wave surfing was my job. And I had to accomplish some great feat every year. And we… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
The scariest part is when you are coming down the wave and there is all this water coming down the wave and… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
I caught every wave I wanted and I fell in love with big waves at 16 years old. Then it just was… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
I might just paddle out to hang out, and if I get a wave, I'd do it, but if I don't, it's… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
To acknowledge that the biggest wave in the world might be a shore break off a little Portuguese town no one has… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
When you wipe out, all you can do is let the wave take you and stay calm until you can come up… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
I'd always surfed with my ego - I had to get the biggest, best wave - and a lot of it was… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
Nazare is crazy. When you're out in the ocean, and you're a little bit past the wave, outside, it doesn't really look… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
When I'm riding a wave and making it, it's just like, 'Alright, yeah, another wave.' But when you're getting pounded and thrown… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
If you look at the statistics, it's a lot more dangerous to ride down a highway than a big wave. — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
I keep trying to listen when I'm in a big wave, but I really don't hear anything. — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
So, when you come down a big wave and everything's perfect, you make it to the shoulder and you kick out. But,… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
Nazare is a special place for me; we got married right there, at the lighthouse. The seafood and wine are amazing. Best… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
And, you know, I think all of us surfers, our happy place, the place we like more than anywhere on the wave… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
I used to not care if I died, but once I married and had children and became part of a big surfing community, that… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
The surfers' code is that you surf your wave and let the world discuss it as you move on to the next one. — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
Fear is when we're thinking about the past or thinking about the future, two things that do not exist. If we stay in the… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
I lose my mind if I miss a swell that I want to be on and I have the ability to be on it. — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
The ocean is my church and my playground, and it's where I love to be. It's where I belong. — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
There's giant waves in numerous occasions around the world, it's a matter of the wind being offshore. — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
The first time I tried surfing, we went out in front of Cement City and I just remember falling in love. It just instantly… — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
I lived for big waves. It's where I felt comfortable and I could surf with ease. With smaller waves, it didn't feel as natural. — Garrett McNamara Copy Share Image
