America Quote by William Finnegan

Waves are fascinating, the way they are created by wind far out at sea and groomed by different winds as they come closer to…

— Stephanie Gilmore

I remember surfing in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, even Madeira, when local fishermen had never seen a surfboard before, and refused to believe that we…

— William Finnegan

The surfing - the waves in Indonesia are amazing.

— Rob Machado

Across all countries and cultures surfers are connected not by nationality, religion, politics, age … but by their experience riding waves. This is a…

— Shaun Tomson

At any given time, there are a lot of million-dollar luxury charter boats cruising around the Mentawai Islands finding the most incredible waves. And…

— Rob Machado

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

The place where I grew up is the center of surfing. Everyone who grows up on the North Shore surfs, and from October to…

— John John Florence

As a surfer, I am interested in the ocean. And I am concerned and interested in all of these natural and cultural rumblings underfoot…

— Brandon Boyd

I like slightly obscure places, where the waves may not be world class, but you can tie some culture in with your surf trip.

— Ben Howard

I've surfed once in the gulf. I wouldn't really call it surfing. It was like an ex-boyfriend pushing me into the waves or something.…

— Margaret Brown

And where I grew up in Australia, surfing was a part of culture.

— Marc Newson

The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.

— Jack Kornfield