IMPROVISED ETHOS
May 16, 2017
4 minutes
DR:When I was 18 or so, I was struggling with sponsors and cameras and judges and whatever. I remember hearing this line: “Dance like no one’s watching.” And I thought, “Yeah, that’s what I’m going to do. I’ll surf exactly the same no matter who’s watching. If things come from that, awesome. If they don’t, whatever. That’s cool too.”
SG:You must be a pretty good dancer.
DR:I’m terrible. We’re all terrible when no one’s watching, because we’re just doing crazy, stupid shit. But I really don’t mind.
For an athlete, that kind of frame of mind is what almost every coach
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days