Hello, welcome back to the show. This is David Scales. A quick word before we get into the main portion of the show.

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And without further ado,

enjoy today's show. You might be wondering, what's he going to do now? Well, it's probably

no surprise to anyone, but I'm going to go surfing as much as I can to as many new places I can find. I want to

experiment with different equipment and enjoy a fresh approach but the main goal is

one I've been working on for a while. That is to be a better person, a reliable

friend, a loving son and brother and raise awareness for the challenges facing our environment.

I reckon that will keep me pretty busy.

Mick Fanning was born in Sydney, Australia on June 13, 1981, the youngest of four boys.

He first surfed at the age of five and was fully committed by age 12.

He and fellow Coulongata surfers, Joel Parkinson, and Dean Morrison, began competing and established their reputation on a national level. He secured sponsorship with Ripcirl and began traveling

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