"It was horrifying, but what mattered was the quality of what ended up on the light table."
"I couldn't figure out why he was acting vindictively against us. It seemed like it was targeted towards us."
A reminder to look down at our balls to make sure we have any.
"Does Lightning Bolt owe Rory Russell? Technically probably not, morally maybe yes.”
"For those absolute bores who call the ocean their church, prayers to Poseidon are worth a try."
"Water Brothers was a lighthouse. And when that light goes out, that's the end."
Koa Smith: “Atlantis, your last wave is a 7.36. That is not enough.”
For the first time, he allowed himself to see that these were not professional surfers but shining black harp seals looping around the waves.
"Imagine rolling into a Pe’ahi mega-bomb from way out the back, all at the slight pull of that funny little trigger.”
The heart of a city catches fire.
“Without jetskis, it’s really just body retrieval..."
“I was weak and just puking my brains out all morning,” just like Filipe Toledo wasn’t at Pipe a few weeks ago.
Would the course be nothing but bumper sticker wisdom or would Koa offer something more serious?
"They appear incredibly realistic. It appears inevitable that such images of me will be circulated online.”
"Born on Oahu, Uncle Kimo kicked off as an ink drinker, not the tall, graceful heavyweight of legend."
"For the bruised hearts of Lahina, moving on ain't so simple."
