In the interests of 'knowing thyself' I have spent much time in self-reflection and believe I have risen above the socially cultivated qualities that would cloud my judgement
After all, the purpose of this book is not to entertain or please, even to enlighten may be an aim too trifling when straddled against it's real ambition
In 2003 Kelly Slater was giving a speech in front of a room full of industry movers and shakers at the Surfer Poll Awards in California. Mid-speech Mick Fanning climbed the stage unannounced, pissed to the eyeballs on vodka and Red Bull. Slater, somewhat taken aback asked Mick, 'what would happen if I did this to you in Australia'. To which Mick replied, 'You'd get laid!'