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What Surfing Can Teach You About Life

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Opportunities are not like busses

Note to readers: When I ended my athletic career at 19, I was left with a big void to fill. Growing up, I’d always been an active person. When I wasn’t training or competing, hobbies (read: obsessions) like skiing and snowboarding occupied most of my existence. Around the same, I had also drifted away from some of those other obsessions. I felt empty – but I always knew my physicality would play a major role in my life. So I went on a bit of a quest, eventually finding my way back to skiing, and more recently, discovering my latest obsession: surfing. This is (part of) the story of how…

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