I always start my day well rested. I usually wake up around five or six o'clock, and I'm strict about getting plenty… — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
The first thing I do in the morning is take a hot shower to wake myself up and shake off the slumber… — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
What separates great athletes from mediocre ones isn't only talent and training - it's also how well they can handle discomfort. — Laird Hamilton Athletes Copy Share Image
Everything is connected. Surfing is a solitary sport. But I can tell you that some of the most amazing things I've done… — Laird Hamilton Amazing Copy Share Image
I am a big believer in butter coffee, turmeric, and medicinal mushrooms. These items have a material impact on how I feel… — Laird Hamilton Coffee Copy Share Image
To me, there's nothing worse than waking up and realizing that the sun's already been up for awhile. I feel like I've… — Laird Hamilton Day Copy Share Image
My morning sets the tone for the whole day, whether I'm gearing up to work, surf, or spend time with my family. — Laird Hamilton Day Copy Share Image
Whenever I can get a nutrient or health benefit from a root, an herb, or a functional food instead of a pill,… — Laird Hamilton Food Copy Share Image
If you can look at one of these waves and you don't believe that there's something greater than we are, then you've… — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
A big part of protecting yourself involves devel-oping range of motion. Work on increasing mobility wherever you happen to be tight. Each… — Laird Hamilton Body Copy Share Image
You want to have diversity in your diet. Too much red meat can leave me feeling sluggish, and sometimes my body will… — Laird Hamilton Animal Copy Share Image
When you don't use sugar in your diet, all of the sudden fruits are really sweet. Honey is really sweet. Your taste… — Laird Hamilton Body Copy Share Image
When you weight train, take your ego out of the equation. If you pick up a giant rack and start squatting, you… — Laird Hamilton Ego Copy Share Image
To me, supplements are a necessity, not a luxury. I think of them as medicine: Instead of asking a doctor to prescribe… — Laird Hamilton Doctor Copy Share Image
When things don't have an effect I stop using them. At one point I was drinking a lot of lemon water in… — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
All the people I know who have been bitten by sharks are less afraid of sharks now. Every one of them. I… — Laird Hamilton Fear Copy Share Image
Being upside down is the ultimate counterbalance to the repetitive motions we do in our vertical lives - walking, standing, paddleboarding, sitting… — Laird Hamilton Being Copy Share Image
I can't sleep in, even if I stay up late the night before. So if I begin the day with a sleep… — Laird Hamilton Day Copy Share Image
There hasn't been one diet in the history of diets that has worked on a large scale. That's because good nutrition has… — Laird Hamilton Diet Copy Share Image
Anyone who knows what he's doing takes a serious attitude toward a risky situation and doesn't take it lightly. — Laird Hamilton Attitude Copy Share Image
Walking in softer substances like sand and grass forces the feet to work to stabilize the body and really strengthens them. — Laird Hamilton Body Copy Share Image
People always ask me when they see me working out, "What are you training for?" The answer is I'm training for life. — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
When it comes to powering my life in the water or on the beach, proper nutrition is just as important as my… — Laird Hamilton Beach Copy Share Image
The potential for injury from outside forces is everywhere - so don't contribute to it with bad training. — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
All training does is get us back what we lost when we stopped having to hunt down our food. Our bodies are… — Laird Hamilton Body Copy Share Image
Over the years, I've learned that two distinct forces lead people to put themselves in dangerous situations: ignorance and experience. — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
Vision is connected to equilibrium, so it's helpful to set your gaze on a fixed spot when your stability is challenged. — Laird Hamilton Dreams Copy Share Image
In all successful relationships, the man respects the woman - and it takes a special guy to handle a successful woman. You… — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
As soon as you cut sugar out of your diet, you'll lose the craving for the stuff entirely and won't even be… — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
Definitely the ocean was my saviour. It saved me from a lot of destruction. Or I'd say self-destruction. — Laird Hamilton Destruction Copy Share Image
Pleasure is definitely a part of my diet, and I regularly eat delicious whole foods. But my main priority is to eat… — Laird Hamilton Body Copy Share Image
Maca root, which comes from the Andes and was used by the Incas for energy and endurance, helps balance hormone levels and… — Laird Hamilton Balance Copy Share Image
You have to practice nose breathing for it to be a natural habit. Sometimes I'll try to nose-breathe for an entire day. — Laird Hamilton Day Copy Share Image
Cultivating a relationship with discomfort will help you discern the difference between good pain and bad. — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
The biggest mistake anyone can make is being too strict. That stress far outweighs the value of what you're doing. There's a… — Laird Hamilton Being Copy Share Image
Everyone's dietary needs are different, and it has taken me decades to develop nutritional habits that work for me. — Laird Hamilton Dietary Copy Share Image
I love swimming in rough water, usually along cliff lines and places where the waves are really banging on you. — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
Once you start being conscious of the repetitive motions that we all just accept as part of being human, you realize how… — Laird Hamilton Being human Copy Share Image
The feet are loaded with nerve endings and are the key to balance - and I'm in the balance business. In fact,… — Laird Hamilton Balance Copy Share Image
Traveling throws your body totally out of sync. It limits your access to healthy foods, sends you into different time zones that… — Laird Hamilton Balance Copy Share Image
