Joel Parkinson Quotes

Joel Parkinson — Australian Athlete born on April 10, 1981,

Joel Parkinson is an Australian surfer who competes on the ASP World Tour. After twelve years competing at the elite level on the ASP World Championship Tour, a stretch that saw him win eleven elite ASP World Title Events, plus nine additional ASP tour events, and achieve runner-up second place to the ASP World Title four times, Parkinson won his only ASP World Championship Tour Surfing Title on 14 December 2012 in Hawaii at the Banzai Pipeline during the ASP World Tours' final event for 2012–the Billabong Pipeline Masters. Parkinson hung on in a grueling back and forth battle with eleven-time ASP World Title holder, Kelly Slater, to get his first World Title, as well as go on to win the highly coveted Pipeline Masters, only after Slater lost his semi-final heat to Josh Kerr, of Queensland, Australia. Parkinson beat Kerr in the finals of the event, which was his seventh top-five placing for the year, and his first event title win for 2012... (wikipedia)

As long as I'm getting waves and having fun, the results tend to take care of themselves.

I figure there's no point in stressing about what's out of my control, and all I can do is make the best of what I've got.

As soon as I get bored, I start missing the kids, so I don't let myself get bored. I just go surfing.

I guess you're only as good as the waves.

My favorite meal to make is seared ahi, and my wife does the most amazing pear salad.