It always feels good, no matter how many times you’ve done it. “I could not help concluding this man had the most supreme pleasure while he was driven so fast and so smoothly by the sea.” Captain James Cook, on watching a Hawaiian surfer in the late 18th century You’re taking on Nature with a little stick and saying, ‘I’m gonna ride you!’ And a lot of times Nature says, ‘No you’re not!’ and crashes you to the bottom.” Jolene Blalock If I try to surf like someone else, I look like a dork.” Andy Irons “I’ve tried changing my surfing, which is the worst thing you can do. “It’s not tragic to die doing something you love.” Mark Foo, who would drown while surfing at Mavericks in California in 1994 “One of the greatest things about the sport of surfing is that you need only three things: your body, a surfboard, and a wave.” Naima Green “Surfing’s one of the few sports where you look ahead to see what’s behind.” Laird Hamilton 1970s Venice Beach captured in all its grainy goodness from the brilliant collection by David Scott. S ometimes the sky parts and God drops a precious gift upon you or a rad guy like Chad turns you on to the mother lode of all California awesomeness. Young surfer with with wetsuit enjoying big waves in. 1970s VINTAGE VENICE BEACH SHOTS EPIC SURF, SUN & SKATE RADNESS. Brave teenager making tricks on the rough sea during a competition.
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Sporty boy riding his surf board on the ocean wave.
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Young surfer with with wetsuit enjoying big waves in Tenerife, Canary Islands. “Out of water, I am nothing.” Duke Kahanamoku surfing surfer in the barrel of a wave surfing stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. Some pithy of words of wisdom follow, as well as some extraordinary images of surfing in days gone by. This beachy collection features high-resolution surfing pics, including men and women riding waves and carrying surfboards on beaches. The best surfing photos can capture an essence of the sport-and so can observations from some of the greatest surfers of all time.