99 Quotes by Garrett McNamara



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    My mother married this guy, his name was Darryl. And he was moving us to Hawaii. And he was a musician. He was working with Don Ho's daughter, actually. And then he ended up meeting some girl, left my mom, and me and my mother and brother were stuck in Waialua at Cement City. It was pretty much the armpit of Oahu.

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    If I go to the gym and I put the headphones on, I'm going to go a hundred and ten percent until I leave.

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    The first time I tried surfing, we went out in front of Cement City and I just remember falling in love. It just instantly became all I wanted to do.

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    When I was sixteen I was terrified and I vowed never to surf waves over ten feet tall.

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    It's just the most amazing feeling to be out there in the water riding waves. It's like walking on the water.

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    When you put a lot into something, the triumphs are so overwhelming with joy.

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