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FREE MICK FANNING SURF FOR YOUR LIFE PDF Mick Fanning,Tim Baker | 384 pages | 01 Jun 2012 | Random House Australia | 9781742750354 | English | Ferntree Gully, VIC, Australia Stab Magazine | Mick Fanning Predicts His Life In Prev NEXT. Surfing Tips. Tips for surfing safely include being familiar with the beach Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life you start surfing. Photo courtesy of Dreamstime. Apply sunscreen before getting into the water. If you're surfing in cold water, wear a properly-fitting wetsuit - a wetsuit that's too big won't keep you warm. Surfing in cold water without a good wetsuit could lead to hypothermiaespecially in the event of becoming stranded without a board. Make sure your surfboard is undamaged and has a good, bumpy coat of wax on its deck before getting into the water. Attach your board leash securely to the leg that is farthest back when you are on the board. Never paddle farther out than you can swim back if you lose your board. Never surf alone. Check the surf forecast before leaving home and obey all posted surf and swim warnings. If you're a beginner, practice popping up and surfing in areas that aren't crowded with surfers and swimmers. Consider taking a class from an experienced instructor. Familiarize yourself with the surf and shore of the beach before you start surfing. West Coast larger than the waves on the East Coast? How do they Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life sea level? Anthoni, Dr. Mick Fanning Shares His Emotional Life Story In Cartoon Clip | Men's Health Magazine Australia Deciding to take six months off was a really scary decision, it took me a lot of time and courage to be ok with doing that. But it really paid off; once I started going and doing these different trips, exploring different parts of what surfing means to me, I found that other side of it much more enjoyable and a lot more fulfilling. Made me really want to go and keep chasing that. Mick doing what Mick does best Photo: Corey Wilson. Obviously home is amazing, but I always feel a lot more pressure there, where I can get away a little bit more at Bells and be a lot clearer down there. Bells is just the place I feel really connected, and being the home of Rip Curl is a big part of it too. I always want to go and do my best, but the biggest goal for me is just to go and surf well, be present in those events and really soak it in, soak Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life the crowd and the atmosphere, and soak in the feelings of being there for the last time. Photo: Rip Curl. No, not at all really! It was cool as well because at Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life where I knew it was my Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life there, I could tell the other person on the quiet. It was just really cool to be able to share those moments with those people in different areas. For me, it was all about dedication and just giving it my all. I wanted to make sure I gave it everything, so when I put my head on the pillow at night I had no regrets. World titles and event wins were all incredible, but probably the biggest thing that resonated with me was in when I came in from a quarter final heat against Kelly and all my best friends and family were there. Not many could make a tube this big look inviting Photo: Rip Curl. But as you go through your career, the goal post changes. The last few years I still really wanted to beat people but it was more about personal performance. Ones to win world titles, ones to win events, but I think the pinnacle of them all was the one with John John and Kelly. It was amazing and the waves were absolutely firing, and for me, I was the underdog paddling out. We all ended up getting some really good waves and somehow I ended up on top. Learning that my brother had passed away earlier in that morning, all the pressure of what mattered for this heat or that heat just went out the window and it became just about going out surfing. That day was huge. As I went through the next events, that wave where I came over the foam ball and put my Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life up it felt like I had this real connection with Pete at that stage. It was like I was sharing that moment with him on a spiritual level. That was just really, really special; we all talk about being in the moment, and that for me was one Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life those times. Mick, always smiling, always living Photo: Rip Curl. Coming on tour as a cheeky 19 year old, I was lucky enough to be able to jump on tour with some of my best friends — Joel Parkinson, Dean Morrison and Hedgey. Being a bit cheeky, or being a brat actually, I just wanted to beat everyone! I remember my first time surfing my first heat at Teahupoo against Kelly, I paddled for a wave, missed it, then paddled over one and saw him swinging. He was always a huge one — early in my career we went back and forth a bit, and then he just went on this streak for a while where he just absolutely destroyed me and I was just scratching my head thinking how can I beat him. Andy Irons was another one, he was a guy I could never beat really. But probably my biggest rivalry and the person I put so much emotion and preparation into was Parko. Ever since we were 13 we were competing against each other in junior comps, then state titles and Aussie titles, he was the guy that I always wanted to beat so bad. My relationship with Joel now is incredible. I think from that moment on, we both let our guards down with each other and we both just went back to how we were as kids. We both went back to being cheeky groms, starting to share a lot more with each other again. The biggest thing for me, leaving the tour, is re-learning. I had so much advice given to me growing up, I was never one to hold back with questions. Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life up my mum always said, just give it your all and never give up, that was pretty much it. As I got into the later part of my career, it was just about soaking up all of the moments. Being able to differentiate between when to be one-track minded and when to focus on taking in those moments. One of the biggest times when I actually stopped and looked around the crowd was in when I paddled out for the first heat against C. As I was paddling out, I looked back at the beach at Pipeline, there were so many people and when the heat started they just erupted; I should have been focusing on what was going on in the water but I just stopped and watched. There were a couple of other moments like that, but that was one that really sticks out for me. I guess I just wanted to give it my all, I never wanted to leave anything unturned. People sit there and they talk about my focus and all that sort of stuff but for me, it was more just preparation. Sportsmanship was always a big thing for me. I remember as a kid, about 13, I surfed pretty badly and I lost a heat. From that moment on, I made a point of shaking hands with my competitors, and just being honest, play by the rules. I just always wanted to show good sportsmanship. I remember my dad telling us to go and get a real job, then he saw the opportunities that we had and it just totally shifted his mind. I remember the day he said he was Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life proud of us for following our own paths, that was really special. She always put herself out to make sure we were close to the beach but also just made sure that we were happy and that was really cool. It felt like I always had back-up with them, Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life they taught me so many lessons in life in so many different areas which was really cool as well, so I thank them for that. Who else? A lot of things in life I ran past him, so thanks to him. My friends, everyone that I grew up with helped shape me to be who I am. In I got to have a front row seat and be the best fan in the world. It was incredible. I was lucky enough to be front row seat for Julian Wilson winning Tahiti, and that was a huge highlight for me in I think it was definitely going to be a four-horse race coming into And unfortunately Julian Wilson did his shoulder, I felt like he was building really good momentum. Between those four guys, I felt like competitively they Mick Fanning Surf for Your Life just that one step ahead of everyone else. Pedal to the metal at Kirra Photo: Swilly.