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"Just finished the Fanning book, a fantastic read and when it finally reached the top of my reading list this weekend I demolished it, finishing it over breakfast this morning. Honest, refreshing, insightful, and a good page turner, great stuff!" Ed Temperley, editor, magicseaweed.com
Mick Fanning might only be 28 but he already knows how a lot of things feel that most of us never will. How does it feel to lose a brother? Win a world title? Rip your hamstring muscle clean off the bone? Weave through a zippering Superbank barrel for 20 or 30 seconds or paddle over the ledge at places like Pipeline and Teahupo’o? Have scoliosis so bad you can't get off the floor? Walk into the bar of a Brasilian hotel dressed in a g-string bikini to make your mates laugh, only to find your mates have left, and there is only a puzzled bartender staring blankly at you?
Mick’s journey so far has definitey been a mixed bag, but it is the extremes of his journey that make him so interesting.
Mick tells his life story candidly - in turns funny, sensitive, thoughtful, self-deprecating - while providing intimate insights into the personal lessons gained along the way - with practical tips on surfing technique, fitness, nutrition, board design, travel, competitive strategies and mental clarity.
Mick has overcome personal tragedy and career-threatening injury on his way to claiming the 2007 world surfing title. The essential principles of perseverance, hard work, and overcoming obstacles in pursuit of your dreams, ensuring that what doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger, will inspire anyone keen to get the best out of themselves. Ultimately, though, it's Mick's humanity, his readiness to give back, which might provide the greatest surprise and inspiration.
REVIEW
"A picture is created of a young athelete who has a special talent yet knows that he owes much of his success to the collaborative efforts of his team. You won't find Mick Fanning swanning in narcissism, he is more likely to defer compliments to others. It warmed the heart of this jaded reader.
"The whole chapter leading up to his world title win had me breaking out in goosebumps. This despite knowing that he wins the damn thing. The energy came from finding out what he had gone through leading up to that point and the effort that he'd put in to win.
"Observing that there is more to life than surfing and world title wins, the closing chapters are concerned with Mick's friendship with a young South African lady, Primrose Manyangaza. Avoiding dripping sentiments and without being patronising the relationship is explained and it becomes clear that he is a good, good man. Someone who has a story worth listening to and who should be very proud of how he has conducted himself....even if he did once drunkenly harass the King.
"After finishing a great read I closed the book and put it face down on the table. And there it is at the bottom of the back cover: a World Vision symbol and the words that a percentage of the authors royalties go toward the charity. More goosebumps"
Stuart Nettle, Swellnet