Coast Quote by Don Winslow

We ought to be bragging about Florida!

— Rick Scott

Florida surfers learn how to be great on mediocre waves. It trains you, gives you endurance.

— Abigail Spencer

I've always thought surfing is a reflection of who you are.

— Kelly Slater

Florida's waves are better than Japan. It's just an hour drive to the beach, but just once a week, I'm able to go to…

— Shinsuke Nakamura

I do feel a kinship for sure. I admire those guys who've won hat-tricks like Andy, and obviously Kelly who's won seven, that's amazing…

— Mark Occhilupo

I still feel like my best surfing is ahead of me.

— Kelly Slater

Surfing is attitude dancing.

— Gerry Lopez

They call Florida the wrestling graveyard because it's where we all end up. The weather is easier on us here.

— Rocky Johnson

I love Florida. I love the beach. I love the sound of the crashing surfers against the rocks.

— Emo Philips

There's a much bigger picture beyond surfing, its part of an ocean culture. Everything comes back to Mother Nature. Surfing is a way of…

— Tristan Prettyman

Whenever I tell people I'm from Miami, they always ask me about the beach. But I can count on one hand the times I…

— Barry Jenkins

You know, my wife is a south Florida girl. She was born and raised in Tampa so she's traditionally lived in the South.

— Bret Bielema