Josh Waitzkin

Right. We see it all the time.

Right. So don't protect the fucking lead. Dominate.

Right. So don't protect the fucking lead. Dominate.

Right. So don't protect the fucking lead. Dominate.

Do what brought you to the dance. Yeah, exactly.

Do what brought you to the dance. Yeah, exactly.

Do what brought you to the dance. Yeah, exactly.

Yeah. It's very interesting in the surf world. So many people I've observed who are great surfers, they want to learn to foil because foiling opens up so much. You can foil all the time in different conditions, in sloppy conditions, in ocean, big waves, small waves. It's so abundant. And they can see how epic it is. But then they try once, and they get their ass kicked.

Yeah. It's very interesting in the surf world. So many people I've observed who are great surfers, they want to learn to foil because foiling opens up so much. You can foil all the time in different conditions, in sloppy conditions, in ocean, big waves, small waves. It's so abundant. And they can see how epic it is. But then they try once, and they get their ass kicked.

Yeah. It's very interesting in the surf world. So many people I've observed who are great surfers, they want to learn to foil because foiling opens up so much. You can foil all the time in different conditions, in sloppy conditions, in ocean, big waves, small waves. It's so abundant. And they can see how epic it is. But then they try once, and they get their ass kicked.

It doesn't matter how good a surfer you are. I'm not talking about e-foil. I'm talking about wave foiling and high-performance gear. You're going to have two, three months of ass-kicking as part of it. It doesn't matter how good you are as a surfer. But now you have to look like a beginner again. You have to go from being the coolest guy in the lineup –

It doesn't matter how good a surfer you are. I'm not talking about e-foil. I'm talking about wave foiling and high-performance gear. You're going to have two, three months of ass-kicking as part of it. It doesn't matter how good you are as a surfer. But now you have to look like a beginner again. You have to go from being the coolest guy in the lineup –

It doesn't matter how good a surfer you are. I'm not talking about e-foil. I'm talking about wave foiling and high-performance gear. You're going to have two, three months of ass-kicking as part of it. It doesn't matter how good you are as a surfer. But now you have to look like a beginner again. You have to go from being the coolest guy in the lineup –

if you're socialized, to being the quote-unquote kook, being the guy who's just getting his ass kicked who's falling all the time. And they don't want to do that. So their ego of the excellent surfer prevents them from learning this art they want to learn because they're unwilling to look bad for a while in front of the people who they're used to looking good with.

if you're socialized, to being the quote-unquote kook, being the guy who's just getting his ass kicked who's falling all the time. And they don't want to do that. So their ego of the excellent surfer prevents them from learning this art they want to learn because they're unwilling to look bad for a while in front of the people who they're used to looking good with.

if you're socialized, to being the quote-unquote kook, being the guy who's just getting his ass kicked who's falling all the time. And they don't want to do that. So their ego of the excellent surfer prevents them from learning this art they want to learn because they're unwilling to look bad for a while in front of the people who they're used to looking good with.

So the foilers are people who, it's a very interesting microculture inside of surfing, is that foilers have been people who learned how to foil because they were willing to get their ass kicked and look bad.

So the foilers are people who, it's a very interesting microculture inside of surfing, is that foilers have been people who learned how to foil because they were willing to get their ass kicked and look bad.

So the foilers are people who, it's a very interesting microculture inside of surfing, is that foilers have been people who learned how to foil because they were willing to get their ass kicked and look bad.

I don't have an escape strategy. I never did. I never had like a this is going to be plan B. I've never been a plan B guy. I know I could recreate myself. But I love this art profoundly, and I love being in the ocean. There's something about this. To me also, this is not about destroying anything. It's not about beating anybody.