Name: Malia Jones
Birth Date: March 27, 1977
Birth Place: Oahu, Hawaii
Sport: Surfing
Occupation: Athlete

“I want to be in the water, not near a phone or a television.”

“When a kid starts playing tennis, everybody sees dollar signs. But surfers never think about that. If anything we have the opposite reputation. People think we’re just bums hanging out on the beach.”

“Surfing may be a male-dominated sport, but I’m not out there trying to be a boy. I surf in a tiny Brazilian bikini, and I’m perfectly comfortable like that. Plus, I’ve always been one of the boys, so the guys just say, ‘Oh, that’s just Malia. Maybe she has some cute friends.’” Idiots.