99 Quotes by Garrett McNamara

When I was five-years-old I was jumping off two-story buildings.

To acknowledge that the biggest wave in the world might be a shore break off a little Portuguese town no one has ever heard of flies in the face of what passes for reason in the surf world.

There's giant waves in numerous occasions around the world, it's a matter of the wind being offshore.

I had gotten too comfortable. I was desensitized whenever I got in the water. I started riding big waves for that rush, but now that feeling is nonexistent.

I have two settings: full speed and stop.

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 still worth it.

Nazare is a special place for me; we got married right there, at the lighthouse. The seafood and wine are amazing. Best of all, there are no sharks: they are much more scary than a big wave.

I wake up early, between 3 and 5 in the morning.

I've got a stretching program that's specific to my body, to keep my lower back mobile and my shoulders strong.