If you were a surf journalist in the 1980s and 1990s, you would’ve loved to chat with Mark Foo. His catchy and memorable quotes made a splash, and were frequently exposed on the cover of magazines and newspapers. Mark Foo was born on February 5, 1958, in Singapore, but moved with his Chinese photojournalist parents to Hawaii when he was 10. He learned to surf, studied at the University of Hawaii and, in 1977, joined the International Professional Surfers (IPS) World Tour. However, five years later he decides to focus on big wave surfing. In January 1985, Mark Foo nearly completes an impossible ride at Waimea Bay, as he free-falls 25 feet on a 35-foot giant, connects with the wave, and then wipes out.

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The best quotes by Mark Foo

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