Surfer

Peter Schroff, 65

“Style means trust. It’s the kinda thing where you just have to trust yourself and dive off the cliff with it. Insecurity destroys style.”

If you see that your buddy looks a little bit better than you, you’re going to try to outdo them, to look better than they do. It’s just how it

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