One word defines the essence of surfing better for me than any other — stoke. One of the … - Shaun Tomson

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Shaun Tomson

One word defines the essence of surfing better for me than any other — stoke. One of the best things about stoke is that you can pass it along to someone who has never heard the expression.

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Surfing teaches patience. On land, surfers cannot will a swell to appear. They have to wait for nature to make the call. So surfers wait. They keep their eyes on the horizon and they wait.

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Surfing is all about uncertainty. That feeling of taking a risk, that leap of faith every time I jump into the ocean, that paddle out among things unseen — all of these make surfing very special

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I will catch a wave every day, even in my mind.

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The energy that moves across the ocean connects all surfers who ride it.

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Across all countries and cultures surfers are connected not by nationality, religion, politics, age … but by their experience riding waves. This is a powerful experience both in the waves themselves and inside each surfer.

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