FitnessInWords

10/19/2026

"Hope you enjoy the journey." Maurice Cole, has spent more than 50 years designing, shaping and refining surfboards in the pursuit of more speed, better performance and a better connection between surfer and board.

10/12/2026

"I love pressure, pressure is awesome. It depends how you handle it, and what makes the difference between champions and non-champions. Having a world title in my back means a lot to me, since I can be aggressive if I need to in order to reach that goal again." Marcelo Mantecon, Belen Jesuit High School Senior XC runner, and an age-group sensation in school, continuing to excel in prep ranks. He navigated a full schedule of high-end meet opportunities to clock the fastest prep 5K time in state history.

10/05/2026

"Obviously you see the comments of people that try to bring me down, or don't believe in me. But I still think I had something to prove, and even after all this time, I think it went to the right guy, and I think that it was just fair." Robert Kelly Slater, is an American professional surfer who has been crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times.

09/28/2026

"Wiped out on one of the biggest waves of the set, I though it was the best bet I had and the boys would have been stoked if I had nailed it, so that's why I tried, I started doing breathing exercises and calming down, and then sat down with priority waiting for the next wave..." Robert Kelly Slater, is an American professional surfer who has been crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times.

09/21/2026

"Love, and do what you want" - St. Augustine, was the bishop of Hippo (now Annaba, Algeria) from 396 to 430. A renowned theologian and prolific writer, he was also a skilled preacher and rhetorician. He is one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and, in Roman Catholicism, is formally recognized as a doctor of the church.

09/14/2026

"Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue." Viktor Frankl, was an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor, who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human motivational force.

09/07/2026

"Teahupoo is one of those places where you get so excited to surf, but you also get the butterflies, it's the anxiety, obviously some fear comes into it, but it's the anxiety, that makes you think like, am I going to go out there and win the heat, or get the wave of my life?" Robert Kelly Slater, is an American professional surfer who has been crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times.

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08/31/2026

"In the lineup in Teahupoo, I was praying when I lost priority, asking the Lord to give me strength and send me that light that I needed." Erin Brooks, is an American and Canadian professional surfer who competes for Canada.

08/24/2026

"Watching locals like Eimeo Czermak, move in Teahupo'o lineup, and catching the next wave, makes the decision making more confident and better when it's your turn." Seth Moniz, is an American professional surfer from Hawaii, who is in the World Surf League.

08/17/2026

"There’s nothing better than connecting with God by surfing." - Guido Vidal França Schäffer, was a Brazilian doctor, surfer, and seminarian. He died in a surfing accident in 2009. The Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro has begun his beatification process and he was proclaimed venerable in 2023.