| Personal Information | |
| Name: Johan Kriek | Age: 20 |
| Years Surfing: 10 | Average Board Size: 6'0" |
| Which Stance: Natural | Which Way: Forehand |
| Surf Information | |
| Local Spot: Mossel Bay - Inner and Outer Pool | |
| Favourite Manuever: Reverse/Layback | |
| How would you describe your surfing? Exciting and explosive… Don't wanna get bored! I like to mix it up. | |
| What does surfing mean to you? Everything. | |
| What advice would you give groms? Never give up. Believe in your dreams and yourself! | |
| Three most important things in your life? 01) Family02) Friends 03) Love | |
| Who or what inspires you when you're surfing? Other guys and friends in the water… | |
| What do you do when you're not surfing? Work, girlfriend, hanging with friends and chilling out. | |
| Anything else you'd like to add? Enjoy life and don't take anything for granted… | |
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If you've ever seen him surf then you'd know he rips - the photos just don't do him any justice.
Based on all the OverXposed's we've published it seems the most common advice experienced surfers give to grommets is to not give up... what advice would you give?
He rips when he is in the water there's no doubt about that...I remember him and Jo Krone always surfed against Shaun Joubert,and Shaunie could never win Johann and then when Johann kinda lost interest in surfing...he started to lose against Shaunie!
So I just think he must get his priorities straight again!It's not to late,he can still make it.***Peace
Joseph really stood out in the crowd and if anyone deserves to be on the QS then it would be him. I still follow Shaun's results quite closely and always root for him in a heat.
Strange the way different surfers choose different paths - some take surfing to the competitive extreme while others prefer to follow their heart and love of the sport and stick to freesurfing.
Johan if you ever read this - keep your head up and keep on surfing - it helps you make it through the tough times.
This is my story... I havn't lost interest or given up and my priorities are as straight as they can be. I was very lucky and got a realy cool job that payed pretty well so I've been working for the past 10 months trying to save some money and get my equipment up to date and put some money aside to travel and survive.
I worked 12 hours a day so I couldn't surf all day but I was in the water every night. alone 90% of the time.Ii finished work 2 weeks ago and had a eye operation. I could surf again since monday and I've had 3 to 4 surfs every day since. I havn't slacked or lacked or lost any interests and its got nothing to do with priorities. Its just life. No work no toys - no toys no play. (ant)
But now I'm back and more hungry than ever and thanx to our mystery man ive got something to prove. So thanx alot and shot Marschant. c u soon
Juz wanting to say, i am so glad ur folowing ur dreams, and im sure ur making a huge success... cant believ it, ur a surfer! haha, enjo... and u take the comments quite well, juz like a pro should... :)
Seeing that its a bit than a year ago that somebody commented something.I think Kriek is still a legend!
Keep on doing what you do well!!
cheers
if there is person who gave up surfing its me......
i still dream and wish i could do it every day, i never stoped dreaming, but work is work hey, i race weekends and work from 7- 18:00 everyday inclding sat aswell.
hoop ek sien jou lomp gat ini water!!
he he
cheers tjom