John John Florence

“Going to contests back to back, World Tour and Primes, I've noticed a lot more things with my surfing that could be improved for my heats to improve. Staying focused throughout all of those events for months at a time is hard to adjust to but definitely fun.”

“Winning a world title has always been the dream and ultimate goal.”

“That's such a common saying: Just be present, live in the moment. But there's actually really something to it when you really start to learn it.”

“I like to watch surfers and skaters that are really fast and really powerful and everything flows.”

“The best version of surfing is not competing, I think. It's just... it's perfect. You're perfectly present. You're perfectly in the moment. You're perfectly not thinking about anything else in the world. You're just surfing. You're surfing away with your friends or your family, and that's it. You're just there.”

“I want to win a world title for sure. When I'm a little bit older, I'll have a lot of time to free-surf in my life. So I would love to win a world title.”