Duke Kahanamoku
Duke Kahanamoku
Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamokuwas a Kānaka Maolicompetition swimmer, who is widely credited with popularizing the ancient Hawaiian sport of surfing. He was born towards the end of the Kingdom of Hawaii, just before the overthrow, living well into statehood as a United States citizen. He was a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming. Duke was also a law enforcement officer, an actor, a beach volleyball player and businessman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSurfer
Date of Birth24 August 1890
CountryUnited States of America
I am only happy when I am swimming like a fish.
Out of the water, I am nothing.
I have never seen snow and do not know what winter means.
I have never coasted down a hill of frozen rain.
Don't talk - keep it in your heart.
Out of water, I am nothing.
Every day of the year where the water is 76, day and night, and the waves roll high, I take my sled, without runners, and coast down the face of the big waves that roll in at Waikiki.
Just take your time - wave comes. Let the other guys go, catch another one.
In Hawaii, we greet friends, loved ones or strangers with Aloha, which means love. Aloha is the key word to the universal spirit of real hospitality, which makes Hawaii renowned as the world's center of understanding and fellowship. Try meeting or leaving people with Aloha. You'll be surprised by their reaction. I believe it and it is my creed. Aloha to you.