John John Florence

When you start forcing things, that's when you get hurt.

I just want to be able to surf everything - from big waves to small waves.

I'm excited to go surfing every time. I have fun in any kind of wave in the ocean.

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

One of my biggest influences growing up was Jamie O'Brien. He was like an older brother to me.

Winning a world title has always been the dream and ultimate goal.

I think winning the world tour events is pretty special. They're just so hard to win.

You go to a contest, and it's like, 'OK, I'm here for two weeks. All my energy, time, thinking, and everything is going toward that.' Everything you're doing is building toward the score at the end.

You have to go into every event with 100 percent confidence and just surf your best because everyone there is there to win, and no one is going to give you the heat. You have to win by a mile to really make a heat.

You just keep doing stuff, and one thing evolves into another. Then suddenly it's like, 'Oh, wait, I'm here surfing against Kelly Slater and all these guys I grew up watching.'

I like to eat really early, at 4 or 5 o'clock. That helps out a lot, to digest before you sleep.

Training is not quite a thing for me yet. It is definitely on my list of things to do.