99 Quotes by Garrett McNamara

I love getting pounded. It makes me feel more alive.

You know every wave is so different. It just depends on the ride, like when you come down and you don't make the wave and you get blown up and you just feel like so small, but also so alive, because you're at the mercy of this monster and its gotten hold of you and shaking you and rattling you.

The world would be a much better place if everyone was doing what they wanted to do.

My brothers said I was always the craziest, always pushing buttons.

If you look at the statistics, it's a lot more dangerous to ride down a highway than a big wave.

Danger is real. But fear is something we create.

I'm hurtling down bumpy, choppy water very close to being out of control, doing everything I can to stay on my board. One misstep and you're going to get squashed by tons of water. To not get hurt, I need to take everything into consideration: strength, nutrition and mind-set.

In yoga, you need to focus on staying in the moment in a sometimes uncomfortably hot room. That focus and alertness help when I'm riding waves.

I don't measure waves; I'm just blessed to be surfing.