God loves happy people..

The greatest thing in life is health..

There is a wisdom in the wave - high-born, beautiful - for those who would but paddle out..

Death is not a stalker, always looking for us. Death is a scorekeeper tallying up how much we love life and how much we are willing to work for it. W….

It's easier to die when you have lived than it is to die when you haven't..

Some of the most profound realizations that I came to about health did not derive from medicine, but derived from surfing..

Health is a presence of a superior state of wellbeing, a vigor, a vitality, a pizzazz you have to work for every single day of your life..

The reason he [Duke Kahanamouku] didn't like me was that I liked him too much..

I don't see myself as legendary. If you want a legend, talk about someone like Duke Kahanamoku..

I love to be called Doc..

When I kept surfing, surfing kept me..

I'm one of the few dumb Jewish doctors..

I think it is easy to be a doctor. There are a hell of a lot more doctors than there are guys riding big Pipeline..

My favorite toy or game has been the ocean. My real passion is for saltwater..

It's easier to die when you have lived, than it is to die when you haven't. So I say to all young people, go make memories; beautiful memories. Becau….

Health is survival. But survival with style and class..

Once I learned to swim, I learned that there were waves..

A real man is capable of controlling himself before he controls his children..

Wisdom comes from intent, experience, and finding courage..

Health begets Spirit..

Big wave surfers are human beings that have powers. They are men of enormous gentility..