Chris Straley
"I got into surfing when I was four. I started surfing every day when I was around nine."
Chris Straley
"My dad saw that I was good at surfing and pushed me to keep improving."
Chris Straley
"So from a pretty young age I wanted to be a professional surfer."
Chris Straley
"I'm not the biggest fan of contest surfing. I would rather free surf."
Chris Straley
"With free surfing there's just no pressure. You get to do whatever you want and have fun."
Chris Straley
"Contests are so much pressure. You have to snake people, make sure you don't fall, and you just get more stressed out."
Chris Straley
"When you free surf, you get to go to exotic, beautiful places."
Chris Straley
"For contest surfing, you always have to go to where they're going to draw the most crowds, and that's usually in cities."
Chris Straley
"I feel like I can't even surf in a bikini because there's so much attention."
Chris Straley
"I want to be known as a good surfer. I think it's fine if they think I'm pretty, too."
Chris Straley
"I'm definitely going to give it my all this year."
Chris Straley
"It'd be really cool to be back on the tour and give it another go, but if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. I won't be that bummed."
