Ifyouaskedhighschoolgirlstonametheirfavoritesportsmostwouldprobablysaybasketballorvolleyball.Ihappentobeoneofthefewgirlswhowould　36　:surfing.Butisn’tthataboything?Somepeople　37　.Mostcertainlynot.?

Istartedsurfingaboutfiveyearsagoand　38　inlovewiththesportontheveryfirstday.Ridingthatfirst　39　wasthebestfeelingIhadeverexperienced.?

WhenItryto　40　surfingwithotherthingsIfinditverydifficultbecauseinmy___41_　there’snothinglikeit.Itinvolvesbody　42　andsoul.There’ssandbetweenmytoesandcoolsaltwaterall　43　us.ThefeelingIgetwhenI’msurfingacrossthat　44　becomingonewiththe　45　islikeI’mweightless.?

TheonethingIcan　46　fromsurfingandnotanyothersportisendlesschallenge.Youcanneverbethe“bestsurfer”becausetheocean　47　anuncountablevarietyofwavesthatnobodycanevermaster.Thevariationsofsurfingstylesarewonderful.Somesurfersarefreeandflowing;othersareveryaggressiveand　48　.Allofthesethingsattractmetosurfingandmakeit?　49　?fromanyothersport.?

I’ve　50　totelleverygirlIknowtodosomethingthatpeopledon’tthinkgirlscando.It’spartofbeinghumantoadvancetonew　51　soshouldn’titbeexpectedthatgirlsshouldstepupandstart　52　thelimitsofthingsboysandmenusedtodominate??

There’rewomen　53　sidebysidewiththePresidentofourcountrysowhynotsidebysidewiththeboys　54　thefootballteamoroutinthewatersurfing?Givegirlsachanceto__55　andtheywill.?

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