Rob Machado quotes

To catch a wave, to stand up - it was just life-changing. There was nothing that even came close. I quit playing all other sports - by the time I was eleven, they were toast. (Rob Machado)
We dream of the perfect wave, the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect love, and when we get there, we dream of something else, and the journey goes on. View quote
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The best meal I've had was in Tavarua, an island in Fiji. It was just before sunset. A bunch of guys had just caught all this yellow fin tuna; they literally brought this huge wooden table down to the sand, pulled the tuna from the boat, dropped it on top of the table, pulled the skin off and sliced the tuna up. View quote
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I think I'm one of the most fortunate people in the world. I travel around looking for the best waves and appreciate it every second. View quote
Rob Machado
At any given time, there are a lot of million-dollar luxury charter boats cruising around the Mentawai Islands finding the most incredible waves. And yet the people on shore are suffering. The whole scene is wrong. As a surf community, we have to do something. View quote
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Nothing could happen to me in the water that would make me want to go on the beach and fight someone. That's just not how I do things. View quote
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The surfing - the waves in Indonesia are amazing. View quote
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I've always been a big supporter of the Surfrider Foundation. I started my own foundation, Rob Machado Foundation, which focuses on environmental education for the little people of the world. View quote
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Rob Machado

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Photo: Mikefairbanks, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: Australian Athlete
Born: October 16, 1973
Quotes count: 8