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Joel Parkinson
Australian
Athlete
Born:
Apr 10
,
1981
About
Get
Good
Me
World
You
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It's the way surfing is - you grow up surfing together, and then you're thrown into a heat at Pipe or a world title bout against one another.
Joel Parkinson
You
Together
World
Way
Thrown
Another
Surfing
Up
Pipe
Heat
Title
Against
Then
Grow
Grow Up
I don't mind cold water. I mean, it's fine. Wetsuits will serve you these days; it doesn't really matter.
Joel Parkinson
You
Water
Matter
Mind
Will
Cold
Fine
Days
Mean
Really
Serve
I've been on the tour for 12 years, and the big dream has always been to get a world title.
Joel Parkinson
World
Big
Dream
Tour
Always
Been
Years
Get
Title
It definitely takes a fair bit of experience to know what's the right kind of wave and which is the wrong wave.
Joel Parkinson
Experience
Wave
Bit
Definitely
Kind
Takes
Wrong
Fair
Know
Which
Right
Right Kind
Anything can happen at Pipeline; it's one of those waves where the most amazing wave can come through in one minute, and then nothing can happen for an hour.
Joel Parkinson
Amazing
Nothing
Wave
Waves
Those
One Minute
Minute
Through
Come
Hour
Most
Most Amazing
Pipeline
Where
Happen
Anything
Then
I think we want to make the sport bigger and better and leave a good legacy for the next generation that comes through.
Joel Parkinson
Good
Generation
Better
Think
Through
Sport
Make
Leave
Legacy
Want
Bigger
Next
Next Generation
Losing one grounds you a bit. I learned a lot after losing the title in 2009, learned that I was probably too intense that year, and when I didn't win, I just felt horrible.
Joel Parkinson
You
Win
Losing
Year
Too
Bit
Horrible
Learned
Felt
Lot
Intense
Just
After
Title
Grounds
I had plenty of invites and chances to party when I just started on tour, but I knew partying would prevent me from achieving my surfing potential.
Joel Parkinson
Me
Party
Plenty
Would
Prevent
Potential
Tour
Had
Knew
Invites
Partying
Surfing
Just
Achieving
Started
Chances
As soon as I get bored, I start missing the kids, so I don't let myself get bored. I just go surfing.
Joel Parkinson
Myself
Kids
Bored
Soon
Missing
Surfing
Go
Get
Just
Start
You only need two waves in a heat, so I try and keep my surfs short and sweet and not too draining. Keep them intense and try and get the two best waves I can.
Joel Parkinson
Best
You
Try
Sweet
Too
Draining
Waves
Only
Get
Intense
Heat
Short
Them
Keep
Two
Need
I'm a basic steak-fish-salad kind of guy.
Joel Parkinson
Kind
Guy
Basic
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