Quotes from Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz

A real man is capable of controlling himself before he controls his children.

The greatest thing in life is health.

It's easier to die when you have lived, than it is to die when you haven't. So I say to all young people, go make memories; beautiful memories. Because when the time comes to go, you won't go alone.

I love to be called Doc.

God loves happy people.

I don't see myself as legendary. If you want a legend, talk about someone like Duke Kahanamoku.

Big wave surfers are human beings that have powers. They are men of enormous gentility.

Health is a presence of a superior state of wellbeing, a vigor, a vitality, a pizzazz you have to work for every single day of your life.

Death is not a stalker, always looking for us. Death is a scorekeeper tallying up how much we love life and how much we are willing to work for it. We die when we stop living.

Wisdom comes from intent, experience, and finding courage.