“Slow down. Calm down. Don't worry. Don't hurry. Trust the process.” ProcessWorryPatienceCalmSlow DownCalm Down Author:Alexandra Stoddard
“If you are unclear about what attitudes you adhere to, you will have a difficult time evaluation which ones are not serving your highest good.” IfsDifficultAttitudeHighestPositive AttitudeServingDifficult TimesEvaluationUnclear Author:Deborah Day
“Surfing is all about living in the moment. When you walk out on the Sydney Cricket Ground to play cricket you're intensely aware of the history of the sport; you're playing on this historic ground surrounded by pictures of the legends. With surfing, you just dive into the water and paddle out and catch waves.” PlayMomentsSportsWaterWalksWaveLegendsLive In The MomentCricketHistoricInspirational SportsSurfingSydney Author:Nick Carroll
“I know when I've been surfing I've got a sense of level of calmness to me, and when I hit the ocean, even in its presence, at the shore, and especially by a powerful surf, I've been put in my place as a person.” KnowsPersonsSportsLevelsPowerfulOceanShoreInspirational SportsSurfingCalmnessSurf Author:Nick Carroll
“That's what I think people sense when they get hooked by surfing - hooked by their relationship with the ocean. All of a sudden, they're part of something that's bigger than them.” PeopleThinkingSportsOceanBiggerInspirational SportsSurfingHooked Author:Nick Carroll
“You're actually inside the surfboard... you're inside the landscape around you and the ocean is surging, you get totally inside the moment and it's so intense that time disappears, you disappear.” MomentsSportsOceanDisappearIntenseLandscapeInspirational Sports Author:Nick Carroll
“If you're going to make a big wave, you have to be totally unified with everything that's happening... Maybe in the moment of having to know everything all at once you burst through the barriers of trying to put things in order.” IfsKnowsTryingMomentsBigsOrderSportsHappeningsWaveBarriersInspirational SportsUnified Author:Nick Carroll
“Sport has long occupied a special place in the hearts of Australians, and today the nation welcomes a new champion to the pantheon. Cadel Evans, cyclist extraordinaire.” HeartLongTodayNationsSportsSpecialChampionInspirational SportsSpecial PlacesCyclistsPantheon Author:Paul Ramadge
“Assuredly, the size of (Cadel) Evans' heart will come to be compared to Phar Lap.” HeartSportsSizeInspirational SportsLap Author:Paul Ramadge
“It is the manner of (Cadel) Evan's triumph that has particularly endeared him to his countrymen and women... Australians place a premium on persistence in adversity... His win in the year's tour was much more than an exhibition of pure sporting talent; it was a display of grit that will long be treasured by all who saw it.” YearsLongWinningSportsSawsTalentPureMen And WomenAdversityTriumphPersistenceDisplayInspirational SportsGritExhibitionsCountrymenPremiumTreasured Author:Paul Ramadge