Charlie McDowell Quotes

Surfing is something I just crave.

And where I grew up in Australia, surfing was a part of culture.

I've committed to surfing the rest of my life.

I grew up surfing. My dad probably put me on a surfboard before I could walk.

Surf is something I have been obsessed with since I was a child.

Surfing is simply the most fun I know how to have on this planet.

Surfing makes me happy, so that's just what I'm going to keep doing.

Surfing is my great passion in Hawaii.

I'm a surfer. I grew up in Southern California and used to surf twice a day, every day.

My father actually lived next door to Hobie Alter [creator of the Hobie catamarans]. So growing up, we had prototypes and experimental things that we could play with; it was just fabulous. I actually bought my first surfboard in junior high. I saved my money.

Let me guess. The big one is due in on the north shore? (Dante) Yes. So let’s make this quick. I have a board, a wave, and a babe with my name on them and I would like to take advantage of all three. (Savitar)

I definitely love beaches. I love to surf. I love to fish, and I'm always in need of a suntan.

My surfboard is a 7-foot-3-inch spoon made by Rip Curl, kind of between a longboard and a shortboard. Surfing brings me into the here and now. It's a dance with the present.

I love having the opportunity to surf.

I was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, and the whole lifestyle revolves around the beach. My parents met surfing, and the beach was a major part of our daily lives.

All I care about, to be honest, is surfing. I love surfing more than anything. To me, there's nothing like that.

I surfed Dana Point, San Clemente, and of course Huntington Beach. Every morning, you could find me at the hot water pipe.

I like surfers. Their imagery, it's great.

I grew up on the beaches of Southern California surfing and sailing and I've always loved horses so it was part of my dream that I was able to fulfill to have horses.

I've been around the surf culture since I was a kid. I grew up in a beach town in Rhode Island. Then eventually I lived in Dana Point, Calif., a real surf hotbed.

After God and my family, it's surf. I don't imagine me not surfing. Surf brings me smile every day.

Both of my parents are surfers, of course, so they understood where my passion for surfing was at and I guess they saw the talent that I had.

I love the ocean and have a passion for surfing, even though I'm not very good at it. I like getting out there and paddling around.

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Florida's waves are better than Japan. It's just an hour drive to the beach, but just once a week, I'm able to go to the surfing.