Quotes from Mark Donaldson

Any day alive in this world is a charmed life.

The best things in life are often the ones hardest to get. Yet they are also the ones that are the easiest to find, usually right in front of your face.

People may forget what you said or what you did, but they will always remember how you made them feel.

Are you talking to me, or chewing on bricks? Either way you're gonna lose teeth!

Deep down, I was in limbo. I was very active but the pieces weren't coming together.

You can be successful even when you're getting pounded.

When you're under fire, when it all changes and goes the other way, a lot of guys get panicky and lose their clarity, because they're all geared up for winning. But I love adversely - it's where I see a chance to prove myself to myself.

Your own mind is your toughest competitor. Playing against another team or opponent can be hard, but fighting your own self-doubt can be even harder.

The surreal part was, the surf at Newcastle Beach was cranking, so here I was, on a pristine afternoon, getting sunburnt as hell, the day after I'd been snowboarding in a tiny inland town in Canada.