John Slattery Quotes

I've gotten into surfing a bit. I can't stand up for more than five seconds, but I like the fact that I can paddle out into oblivion.

My surfboard is a 7-foot-3-inch spoon made by Rip Curl, kind of between a longboard and a shortboard. Surfing brings me into the here and now. It's a dance with the present.

I like surfers. Their imagery, it's great.

I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so.

I always knew about the risks I was taking. Every year, someone you knew was killed racing. You had to ask yourself, do you enjoy driving these cars so much that you're prepared to take that risk?

I surfed until I was 18, and being the athlete that I am, I got really frustrated with how I wasn't really getting any better.

The two great risks are risking too much but also risking too little. That's for each person to decide. For me, not risking anything is worse than death. By far.

A risk is something that feels risky to the person who's taking it.

I found that I not only tolerated taking risks, I loved it.

Many beach locales offer surf lessons, and you get a different perspective of the ocean when you're out on the water.

It's only a risk if you think there's a chance of failure.

I surf a lot.

I thrive on the pressure. I love it. I love the fear factor that goes with it. Perhaps it's strange, but that's just me.

The ability to calibrate risk doesn't happen rationally.

Some people are just more prepared to take risks than others. I grew up a gambler. That's my name: Maverick.

I am not someone who will cancel plans because of personal danger, because I'm really not afraid.

People say, 'Are you insane?' But the most successful climbers are the most calculating, with the most refined sense of risk. They're hyper-conscious of safety. They're the least insane people I know.

I take risks.

I like to watch surfers and skaters that are really fast and really powerful and everything flows.

I think people overestimate the risk of high-risk projects.

I know that I'm going out there, and I know that I am going to get hit in the head. I know that's part of football. That's like a firefighter knowing he is going to go into a fire at some point. You know you are going to be put in danger's way, and you accept that risk, and you do it.

As a performer, the more I scare the stunt coordinator, the better.

Risk taking in business is one thing. Risk taking in your personal safety is a different thing.

Everyone has a different definition of risk. Sometimes that creates opportunities as well.

There's a risk to everything you do. You can take off on a one-foot wave and get hurt; you can take off on a ten-foot wave and get hurt. You just don't think about it at all. You just go for it. When you kick out of a really big wave, it feels pretty damn good. You want to do it again.