Surfer

September112022

Laird Hamilton

KULLEN COBLELaird HamiltonFoiler, Innovator, Inventor, Kiteboarder, Paddleboarder, Skateboarder, Snowboarder, Surfer, Surfing Pioneer, Windsurfer

“The world doesn’t need more conformists. If you don’t fit in, celebrate that, and then get ready to stand your ground.”

“If you cultivate something in your mind, you give it a life. It’s really that simple.”

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“For those searching for something more than just the norm. We lay it all down, including what others call sanity, for just a few moments on waves larger than life. We do this because we know there is still something greater than all of us. Something that inspires us spiritually. We start going downhill when we stop taking risks.”

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“A little adrenaline every day keeps the boredom away.”

laird hamilton stand up paddleboard surfing

“I don’t want to not live because of my fear of what could happen.”

“To find your passion, you have to look inward. If you look outward, all you’ll see is what other people are doing. You’re not other people.”

“You eat garbage, you’re probably going to perform like garbage.”

“The flip side of fear is commitment.”

“Do not be afraid of death. Be afraid of the half-lived life.”

“Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams.”

kullen looking at laird hamilton autograph

June192022

Dorian Paskowitz

KULLEN COBLEDorian PaskowitzPhysician, Surfer

‘DOC’

Dorian Paskowitz was an American surfer and physician, who gave up practicing medicine for a living and decided to become a professional surfer. In 1972, he founded a surf camp run by his family, where campers could live alongside and surf with members of the Paskowitz family. He and his family have been referred to as the “First Family of Surfing”.

“I think it is easy to be a doctor. There are a hell of a lot more doctors than there are guys riding big Pipeline.”

“Wisdom comes from intent, experience, and finding courage.”

“My favorite toy or game has been the ocean. My real passion is for saltwater.”

“Once you paddle out, Hawaii is Hawaii.”

“It’s easier to die when you have lived, than it is to die when you haven’t. So I say to all young people, go make memories; beautiful memories. Because when the time comes to go, you won’t go alone.”

“There are always kids living in campers on the beach, writing sonnets about waves and boards, and the ocean as their church, but in five years, they’ll be working for big commercial real estate companies. My dad did it forever.” ~Israel Paskowitz

June52022

Kai Lenny

KULLEN COBLEKai LennyKiteboarder, Paddleboarder, Skateboarder, Snowboarder, Surfer, Windsurfer, Wingfoiler

“My whole life is about rising to the occasion.”

“Showing by example is better than telling someone what to do.”

“In surf sports, it’s about being more relaxed. The harder you push the slower you go. If you just relax and lighten your feet and approach, you’re going to be doing stuff you wouldn’t be doing otherwise.”

“The most calm feeling I ever have is right before I drop into something chaotic.”

“The more pressure I get, the better I become.”

“Basically you instantly feel like nothing else in the world exists, nothing else matters. You’re living in the moment.”

“Mastery is being able to let go.”

“I’ve never been scared of death because I figure it’s inevitable.”

Met one of the greatest! My list of the most influential surfers; Duke Kahanamoku, Woody Brown, Greg Noll, Gerry Lopez, Laird Hamilton, Kelly Slater & Kai Lenny.

My mom shot this video of Kai getting DOUBLE barreled.

kullen coble kai lenny book big wave surfer

Got Kai’s “Big Wave Surfer’ book for my birthday.

May292022

Eddie Vedder

KULLEN COBLEEddie VedderMusician, Skateboarder, Surfer

“I feel like we have to keep our eyes on the road. Being nostalgic is like taking an offramp and getting a sandwich – and then you get back on the highway. I don’t want to be spending the rest of my life at the gas station.”

“The word religion has such bad connotations for me, that it’s been responsible for wars, and it shouldn’t be that way at all, it’s just the way the meaning of the word has evolved to me. I have to wonder what we did on this planet before religion.”

“It’s the ones without scars – those are the people you have to watch out for.”

“I’m probably never happier than when I’m by myself in the water. What I’ve worked and sacrificed for is not to be on stage playing music but to surf in some secluded place. It’s a grounding element. Waves don’t care who you are.”

“I’ve always looked at it like skating a ramp — there’s transitions. To me, the difference between a song and music is the transition.”

“I think it’s like a movie that was way too popular. It’s a story that’s been told too many times and just doesn’t mean anything. Man lived on the planet — [placing his fingers an inch apart], this is 5000 years of semi-recorded history. And God and the Bible, that came in somewhere around the middle, maybe 2000. This is the last 2000, this is what we’re about to celebrate [indicating about an 1/8th of an inch with his fingers]. Now, humans, in some shape or form, have been on the earth for three million years [pointing across the room to indicate the distance]. So, all this time, from there [gesturing toward the other side of the room], to here [indicating the 1/8th of an inch], there was no God, there was no story, there was no myth and people lived on this planet and they wandered and they gathered and they did all these things. The planet was never threatened. How did they survive for all this time without this belief in God? I’d like to ask this to someone who knows about Christianity and maybe you do. That just seems funny to me.”

“The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.”

Can’t Stop – Ukulele Songs – Eddie Vedder

May12022

Jack Johnson

KULLEN COBLEJack JohnsonMusician, Surfer

“If it seems like you are playing around and not practicing, that’s when you know you really love it.”

“Every time I get a chance to be out in the ocean, it’s like hitting a reset button for me where I just feel alive again, in perfect balance. Music can give me that, as well, but not as easily. The ocean is the way I know how to find it almost daily.”

“Sometimes, the simple messages are the best thing music can do, really. Sometimes, songs can stir people up, motivate them to make change.”

“Going far beyond that call of duty, doing more than others expect, this is what excellence is all about! And it comes from striving, maintaining the highest standards, looking after the smallest detail, and going the extra mile. Excellence means doing your very best. In everything! In every way.”

Better Together | Jack Johnson

April242022

Jay Adams

KULLEN COBLEJay AdamsSkateboarder, Surfer

“For me, skateboarding started in 1965, so by the time the Dogtown era came around I’d already been skatin’ for 10 years. When I started it was clay wheels and mostly home made decks. We were just trying to copy surfing. Everything about skateboarding had to do with surfing. It was all about fun and a way to surf when the waves were shitty.”

“I missed a lot of good times, doing things that I shouldn’t have been doing. There are certain mistakes I’d like to change, but I’m not going to trip on it to hard.”

“You didn’t quit skateboarding because you got old, you got old because you quit skateboarding.”

1961 – 2014

the spark that ignited the sport…the original seed

Jay Boy Book

April102022

Michael Gervais

KULLEN COBLEMichael GervaisSports Psychologist, Surfer

As humans we can only train three things . . .

1.Our Craft

2.Our Body

3.Our Mind

“Intentional thoughts are the foundation of a high performance mindset.”

“Balance is overrated. Forget about being balanced and work on being present.”

“Confidence is the cornerstone of great performance. And it comes from just one place: what we say to ourselves.”

“There’s nothing better than an uncomfortable moment because in that moment we’re incredibly aware of ourselves.”

“Find opportunity in the midst of chaos.”

April32022

Andy Irons

KULLEN COBLEAndy IronsSurfer

“I surf because it keeps my life at an even keel, without it I would tip into the oblivion.”

“If you don’t see me on tour, its because I have found happiness away from winning, and that might be the biggest achievement I could ever accomplish.”

“I try changing my surfing, which is the absolute worst thing you can do. Everyone surfs their own way. If I try to surf like someone else I look like a dork.”

“You gotta go in the mud sometimes to figure who you are.”

“Living a happy life is my main priority. You guys may think I am selfish for “wasting my talent” by staying away from events for a bit, but I am finally at a comfortable place where I can honestly say, if you guys see me out on tour again it’s because I am there to win, and I’m going to go 100%.”

Andy Irons | ‘I Surf Because’

January202022

Hobie Alter

KULLEN COBLEHobie AlterSailor, Surfer

1933 – 2014

Hobie Alter was an American surf and sailing entrepreneur and pioneer, creator of the modern day surfboard and the Hobie Cat catamarans, and founder of the Hobie company.

“If it’s fun it’s never work. And if it’s not fun, it will never work.”

“People laughed at me for setting up a surf shop.”

American Inventor Hobie Alter

January42022

Curt Harper

KULLEN COBLECurt HarperSurfer

SURFER

Curt Harper is a surfer who’s grown up with the challenges of autism, and who’s befriended seemingly the entire Southern Californian surfing community.