--- title: "19 Wave Quotes By Garrett McNamara" description: "19 Wave quotes by Garrett McNamara. Plus more from Garrett McNamara and more Wave sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/garrett-mcnamara-6371_anything_i-keep-trying-to-listen-when-i-m-in-a-bi_3039263.jpg" --- > [I keep trying to listen when I'm in a big wave, but I really don't hear anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-keep-trying-to-listen-when-i-m-in-a-big-wave-but-i-really-don-t/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/garrett-mcnamara-6371_anything_i-keep-trying-to-listen-when-i-m-in-a-bi_3039263.jpg) > [I always say it's not how big the wave is, it's how you ride it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-always-say-it-s-not-how-big-the-wave-is-it-s-how-you-ride-it/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/garrett-mcnamara-6371_always_i-always-say-it-s-not-how-big-the-wave-i_2944301.jpg) > [The pursuit has just been to find the 100-foot wave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/the-pursuit-has-just-been-to-find-the-100-foot-wave/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/garrett-mcnamara-6371_been_the-pursuit-has-just-been-to-find-the-10_2761863.jpg) > [I wanted to be the first to ride a 100-foot wave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-wanted-to-be-the-first-to-ride-a-100-foot-wave/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/garrett-mcnamara-6371_be-the-first_i-wanted-to-be-the-first-to-ride-a-100-f_2705100.jpg) > [If you look at the statistics, it's a lot more dangerous to ride down a highway than a big wave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/if-you-look-at-the-statistics-it-s-a-lot-more-dangerous-to-ride-down/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/garrett-mcnamara-6371_big_if-you-look-at-the-statistics-it-s-a-lot_2984569.jpg) > [I'd always surfed with my ego - I had to get the biggest, best wave - and a lot of it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-d-always-surfed-with-my-ego-i-had-to-get-the-biggest-best-wave-and/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9c/garrett-mcnamara-6371_always_i-d-always-surfed-with-my-ego-i-had-to-g_2678134.jpg) > [The scariest part is when you are coming down the wave and there is all this water coming down the wave and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/the-scariest-part-is-when-you-are-coming-down-the-wave-and-there-is/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da0/garrett-mcnamara-6371_feet_the-scariest-part-is-when-you-are-coming_1393825.jpg) > [And, you know, I think all of us surfers, our happy place, the place we like more than anywhere on the wave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/and-you-know-i-think-all-of-us-surfers-our-happy-place-the-place-we/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/garrett-mcnamara-6371_happy-place_and-you-know-i-think-all-of-us-surfers-o_3204624.jpg) > [I caught every wave I wanted and I fell in love with big waves at 16 years old. Then it just was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-caught-every-wave-i-wanted-and-i-fell-in-love-with-big-waves-at-16/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/garrett-mcnamara-6371_big_i-caught-every-wave-i-wanted-and-i-fell_1792811.jpg) > [Nazare is a special place for me; we got married right there, at the lighthouse. The seafood and wine are amazing. Best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/nazare-is-a-special-place-for-me-we-got-married-right-there-at-the/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/garrett-mcnamara-6371_amazing_nazare-is-a-special-place-for-me-we-got_3142761.jpg) > [To acknowledge that the biggest wave in the world might be a shore break off a little Portuguese town no one has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/to-acknowledge-that-the-biggest-wave-in-the-world-might-be-a-shore/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86d/garrett-mcnamara-6371_acknowledge_to-acknowledge-that-the-biggest-wave-in_2277236.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-might-just-paddle-out-to-hang-out-and-if-i-get-a-wave-i-d-do-it-but/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f1/garrett-mcnamara-6371_out_i-might-just-paddle-out-to-hang-out-and_2151579.jpg) > [When you wipe out, all you can do is let the wave take you and stay calm until you can come up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/when-you-wipe-out-all-you-can-do-is-let-the-wave-take-you-and-stay/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1a/garrett-mcnamara-6371_calm_when-you-wipe-out-all-you-can-do-is-let_2460510.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/nazare-is-crazy-when-you-re-out-in-the-ocean-and-you-re-a-little-bit/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/garrett-mcnamara-6371_crazy_nazare-is-crazy-when-you-re-out-in-the-o_2810095.jpg) > [You know every wave is so different. It just depends on the ride, like when you come down and you don't make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/you-know-every-wave-is-so-different-it-just-depends-on-the-ride-like/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/garrett-mcnamara-6371_alive_you-know-every-wave-is-so-different-it-j_931612.jpg) > [So, when you come down a big wave and everything's perfect, you make it to the shoulder and you kick out. But,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/so-when-you-come-down-a-big-wave-and-everything-s-perfect-you-make-it/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/garrett-mcnamara-6371_avalanche_so-when-you-come-down-a-big-wave-and-eve_3104754.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/when-i-m-riding-a-wave-and-making-it-it-s-just-like-alright-yeah/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/garrett-mcnamara-6371_alive_when-i-m-riding-a-wave-and-making-it-it_2877113.jpg) > [Well, it was - big wave surfing was my job. And I had to accomplish some great feat every year. And we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/well-it-was-big-wave-surfing-was-my-job-and-i-had-to-accomplish-some/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/garrett-mcnamara-6371_accomplish_well-it-was-big-wave-surfing-was-my-job_1031933.jpg) > [The surfers' code is that you surf your wave and let the world discuss it as you move on to the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/the-surfers-code-is-that-you-surf-your-wave-and-let-the-world-discuss/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/garrett-mcnamara-6371_move_the-surfers-code-is-that-you-surf-your-w_159793.jpg) ## Other authors on Wave ## More by Garrett McNamara > [I used to not care if I died, but once I married and had children and became part of a big surfing community, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-used-to-not-care-if-i-died-but-once-i-married-and-had-children-and/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [I don't wanna say I'm growing up, but I definitely feel content.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-don-t-wanna-say-i-m-growing-up-but-i-definitely-feel-content/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [I broke ribs three different times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-broke-ribs-three-different-times/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [The surfers' code is that you surf your wave and let the world discuss it as you move on to the next one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/the-surfers-code-is-that-you-surf-your-wave-and-let-the-world-discuss/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/fear-is-when-we-re-thinking-about-the-past-or-thinking-about-the/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [I love being underwater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-love-being-underwater/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [I lose my mind if I miss a swell that I want to be on and I have the ability to be on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-lose-my-mind-if-i-miss-a-swell-that-i-want-to-be-on-and-i-have-the/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [The ocean is my church and my playground, and it's where I love to be. It's where I belong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/the-ocean-is-my-church-and-my-playground-and-it-s-where-i-love-to-be/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [There's giant waves in numerous occasions around the world, it's a matter of the wind being offshore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/there-s-giant-waves-in-numerous-occasions-around-the-world-it-s-a/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [The first time I tried surfing, we went out in front of Cement City and I just remember falling in love. It just instantly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/the-first-time-i-tried-surfing-we-went-out-in-front-of-cement-city/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [I have two settings: full speed and stop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-have-two-settings-full-speed-and-stop/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-lived-for-big-waves-it-s-where-i-felt-comfortable-and-i-could-surf/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [It never happens in Europe, and I'm not sure how often it happens here in Australia, but in Hawaii and all over the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/it-never-happens-in-europe-and-i-m-not-sure-how-often-it-happens-here/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [Usually, I lead with my heart and feel my way through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/usually-i-lead-with-my-heart-and-feel-my-way-through/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) > [I had gotten too comfortable. I was desensitized whenever I got in the water. I started riding big waves for that rush, but now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-had-gotten-too-comfortable-i-was-desensitized-whenever-i-got-in-the/) [Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wave/garrett-mcnamara/#itemlist", "name": "19 Wave Quotes By Garrett McNamara", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I keep trying to listen when I'm in a big wave, but I really don't hear anything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Garrett McNamara" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/i-keep-trying-to-listen-when-i-m-in-a-big-wave-but-i-really-don-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/garrett-mcnamara-6371_anything_i-keep-trying-to-listen-when-i-m-in-a-bi_3039263.jpg", 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