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Quote by Louise Sauvage

“I'm just me - the way I am.”

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Born on September 18, 1973, Louise Sauvage is an accomplished Olympic athlete. She has achieved significant success in track and field, representing France in multiple Olympic Games and winning numerous honors. more

“Why do we place such a disproportionate emphasis on sporting achievement? Why doesn't success in other fields receive similar attention... Maybe it's because in a country that prides itself on being egalitarian, sport is intellectually and socio-economically an equal playing field. In fact, the more humble your background, the better, the underdog-turned champion is a narrative that resonates powerfully. We're far less interested in the stories of our best doctors, writers, lawyers, engineers, teachers or social workers. Their triumphs do not capture our collective imaginations.”

“Sometimes things just happen. Sometimes surfing this bank from Snapper to Kirra, sometimes you don't even think what you're doing but you do it anyway ... You get to the end of a wave and go, what did I do? Sometimes you go into a totally different state of mind.”

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Author:Mick Fanning

“I can be surfing the exact same wave and then sometimes something will just set off, even if I'm riding the same board the whole time. Something will just set off and it just feels like you can push just that extra bit harder.”

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Author:Mick Fanning

“Some people have like a certain person, when they're around they get like a gnarly energy. I see it in other people, if a certain person's around they compete really well or something like that. I think it's sort of like that.”

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Author:Mick Fanning

“I think it's just really made me appreciate life more. I've known people die before that and I was really rattled by it but when it hit so close to home ... it was just so different. I just thought about what I really wanted to do. I want to be a pro surfer and that's what I'm going to do.”

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Author:Mick Fanning

“All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.”

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Author:Jean Cocteau

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