Life's too short to sit around and wait.

- Stephanie Gilmore

I've always had a determination to perfect whatever I'm doing. If I can't do something, I work on it until I figure it out.

- Stephanie Gilmore

The ocean humbles you. You can go and win a world title, but you're never going to beat the ocean.

- Stephanie Gilmore

Waves are fascinating, the way they are created by wind far out at sea and groomed by different winds as they come closer to shore. We surfers ride t…

- Stephanie Gilmore

Winning is euphoric, but it lasts a short time. You've got to lap it up, then move on to the next thing. I think I've kept winning because I haven't …

- Stephanie Gilmore

As long as I'm still surfing wherever I am, I'll always be happy.

- Stephanie Gilmore

What I love the most about surfing is that it's my first love. It's the first thing I can remember being consumed by.

- Stephanie Gilmore

My sisters did ballet when we were younger and I remember sitting in the car with my dad and going 'can we hurry up and go surfing!?, I'm sick of wai…

- Stephanie Gilmore

Experiencing different cultures is one of the best things a human being can do. It puts your whole world into perspective.

- Stephanie Gilmore