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Surfing is all about uncertainty. That feeling of taking a risk, that leap of faith every time I jump into the ocean, that paddle out among things unseen — all of these make surfing very special

Surfing is all about uncertainty. That feeling of taking a risk, that leap of faith every time I jump into the ocean, that paddle out among things unseen — all of these make surfing very special

Shaun Tomson
Ocean, Feelings, Surfing
Shaun Tomson, Patrick J. Moser (2006). “Surfer's Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding Through Life”, p.179, Gibbs Smith

Surfing teaches patience . On land, surfers cannot will a swell to appear. They have to wait for nature to make the call. So surfers wait . They keep their eyes on the horizon and they wait.

Shaun Tomson
Eye, Land, Waiting
Shaun Tomson, Patrick J. Moser (2006). “Surfer's Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding Through Life”, p.43, Gibbs Smith

I will catch a wave every day, even in my mind.

Shaun Tomson
Mind, Wave
FaceBook post by Shaun Tomson from Mar 02, 2012

Across all countries and cultures surfers are connected not by nationality, religion, politics, age … but by their experience riding waves. This is a powerful experience both in the waves themselves and inside each surfer.

Shaun Tomson
Country, Powerful, Age

The energy that moves across the ocean connects all surfers who ride it.

Shaun Tomson
Ocean, Moving, Energy

All surfers are joined by one ocean.

Shaun Tomson
Ocean, Surfer

One word defines the essence of surfing better for me than any other — stoke . One of the best things about stoke is that you can pass it along to someone who has never heard the expression.

Shaun Tomson
Expression, Essence, Surfing
Shaun Tomson, Patrick J. Moser (2006). “Surfer's Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding Through Life”, p.134, Gibbs Smith

Surfing also teaches quality . I will wager that it is not the number of waves that makes a session memorable for any given surfer, but that one beautiful wave that he or she waited for … and rode all the way the way to shore.

Shaun Tomson
Beautiful, Memorable, Numbers

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