WHY NOW? BECAUSE LAIRD HAMILTON SET THE STANDARD FOR ENTIRE GENERATION. HE IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SURFER OF THE LAST 30 YEARS.
There was before and after. He showed what was possible and how far we can go.
Many surfed bigger waves but THEY followed Laird. Laird just followed.... A little voice in his head. The most impressive is not that he succeeded...but that he tried.
LEGEND 1
“Nobody, except that little whispering voice in your head can tell you where is The thin line between impossible and………………..ALMOST impossible !!”
LEGEND 2
“In certain situations, some people stay on the beach...when the others grab their board. The reason is: Some people are scared to die for nothing, some people are scared to live for nothing."
AUGUST, 17th 2000
AUGUST, 17th 2000: LAIRD HAMILTON waves at Teahupoo, Tahiti, what was, at the time, by far the heaviest wave ever surfed................. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY RIGHT HERE.
