Surf For Your Life

Surf For Your Life

Author: Mick Fanning

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2010-05-01

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1864715286

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An inspirational tale of overcoming the odds to become world champ Mick Fanning might only be 28 but he already knows how a lot of things feel that most of us never will. How does it feel to lose a brother? Win a world title? Rip your hamstring muscle clean off the bone? Weave through a zippering Superbank barrel for 20 or 30 seconds or paddle over the ledge at places like Pipeline and Teahupo? Have scoliosis so bad you can't get off the floor? Address the NSW state of origin team before a match, bowl to Matty Hayden and have Dave Warner belt you for consecutive sixes? Walk into the bar of a Brasilian hotel dressed only in a bikini to make your mates laugh, only to find your mates have left, and there is only a puzzled bartender staring blankly at you? You'll notice that not all these experiences fall neatly on one side of the ledger of good or bad. Mick's journey so far has definitely been a mixed bag, but it is the extremes of that journey that make him so interesting, and his readiness to learn from each experience and use it as fuel to drive him on that might provide lessons for the rest of us. Mick's only young but he already exudes a quiet wisdom beyond his years, and now he's ready to share it with anyone wanting to further their surfing, whether competitively or for sheer pleasure. Mick tells his life story candidly - in turns funny, sensitive, thoughtful, self-depricating - while providing intimate insights into the personal lessons gained along the way - with practical tips on surfing technique, fitness, nutrition, board design, travel, competitive strategies and mental clarity. Mick has overcome personal tragedy and career-threatening injury on his way to claiming the 2007 world surfing title. Universally acknowledged as the most focussed and driven competitive surfer of his era, Mick's approach to surfing, sports psychology, life and relationships, makes fascinating reading. The essential principles of perseverance, hard work, and overcoming obstacles in pursuit of your dreams, will inspire anyone keen to get the best out of themselves. Ultimately, though, it's Mick's humanity, his readiness to give back, which might provide the greatest surprise and inspiration.


Surf for Your Life

Surf for Your Life

Author: Mick Fanning

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1864718234

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Before the two world titles, before the sponsorships, before the jet-setting life on the world tour, being paid to do the thing you love most: weaving through zippering Superbank barrels and paddling over the ledge at places like Pipline and Teahupo'o.


Surf's Up

Surf's Up

Author: Louise Southerden

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2009-01-21

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0307491498

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CATCH THE WAVE Have you always thought surfing looks like so much fun but lacked the confidence to try it? Do you dream of having sun-bleached hair and surf-toned arms? Maybe you’d like to join those surfers you watch from the comfort of your beach towel? With women’s surfing booming as never before, now is the perfect time to grab a board and get out there! If you’re a girl who longs to mix it up with the boys in the surf, carve graceful lines across the face of a wave, and feel the exhilaration of surfing, this book is for you. Surf’s Up has it all, including • what to look for when buying a surfboard • how to find the right waves • how to paddle out, catch waves, stand up, and turn your board • a colorful history of women’s surfing, from Gidget to Beachley • where to find North America’s dream surfing spots Writing with the passion that comes from living the surfing life for more than fifteen years, Louise Southerden brings her love of surfing to every page, offering a glimpse of surfing subculture, surf lingo, the rules of the waves, and helpful tips from other surfer girls who have survived the learning-to-surf journey. Surf’s Up is encouraging and empowering: a book no surfer girl should be without!


Play

Play

Author: Colleen Corcoran

Publisher: Colleen Corcoran

Published: 2014-12-24

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0989982017

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Inventors, explorers, athletes, scientists, and mystics of the kinesthetic realm speak on the subject of sport, the environment, creative pursuits, religion, neuroscience, fear, flow, mortality, and discovery - one who walked on the moon, marginal characters who helped to make mountain biking mainstream, a B.A.S.E. jumper, a boulderer, Gidget, and those many others who would harness the power of play for oftentimes transformative ends. Who invented the bungee jump? What are the limits of human endurance, of speed up a mountain, or survival at sea? How did it all begin? What motivates those who go in search of the unknown? Where will it end, and what's the point of it anyway? "It's the spirit of innovation and anti-conformity and doing things differently," says Alexander Rufus-Isaacs, a founding member of England's Dangerous Sports Club (an experiment in weird adventures and alternative sporting events). "A manifestation of joy," "a Don Quixote adventure," "the most exhilarating moment that you'll ever feel in your life," and "a great step into the unknown," according to others.


Be Surf

Be Surf

Author: Sara Dyer

Publisher: Finette Press

Published: 2021-03-05

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 1735643602

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Cold water surfer Sara Dyer distills lessons learned through her time surfing the coast of New England and beyond in this brief manual for living and being. With candor, wit and good vibes, she offers bite-sized anecdotes, reflections and challenges on living our best lives on and off the water. A treasure trove of advice for both surfers and general lovers of wildness and living an authentic life, readers will keep this in their pocket for inspiration to dive in when they’re feeling resistance, be it cold water or any challenge in life.


Plays

Plays

Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Publisher:

Published: 1889

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13:

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Surfing

Surfing

Author: Chris Nelson

Publisher: The Crowood Press

Published: 2017-03-31

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1785002295

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Crowood Sports Guides are the perfect tool for anyone wanting to improve their performance, from beginners learning the basic skills to more experienced participants working on advanced techniques. These practical, no-nonsense guides will help give you that all important advantage. Fully illustrated with over 150 colour photographs, Surfing - Crowood Sports Guides covers: the history of surfing; choosing and maintaining a board; reading the ocean; skills development; advanced techniques; environmental care and surf contests and careers. This instructional and practical guide is aimed at surfers, surf enthusiasts and surf instructors and is superbly illustrated with 150 full colour photographs.


The Plays

The Plays

Author: Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan

Publisher:

Published: 1888

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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Improving the Landscape of Your Life

Improving the Landscape of Your Life

Author: Peter Burwash

Publisher: Torchlight Publishing

Published: 2007-11-16

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 0977978516

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Peter Burwash reveals twelve essential habits for succeeding and understanding ture happiness, form 'Having the Courage to Change' to 'Simplifying Our Lives'. Although Peter's book is presented in bite size chapters, don't let this fool you. Here is wealth of wisdom that everyone can apply to improve the landscape of their lives. A practical approach to achieving new levels of personal effectiveness and happiness. Twelve essential habits for achieving your professional and personal potential. Proof that our happiness is a by-product of our service to higher ideals and other people. It is not dependent on our our wealth and personal possessions.


Surf's Up

Surf's Up

Author: MaryJanice Davidson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780425228357

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A trio of love stories by three popular romance authors and creators of Men at Work offers a sizzling look at summer surf, sand, sun, and passion at the beach. Reprint.